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National War Memorial

Events In History

11 November 2004
On Armistice Day, 11 November 2004, an unknown warrior was buried in front of the Hall of Memories at the National War Memorial in Wellington.

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Bells of remembrance

Bells of remembrance

The stories behind the bells at the carillon in Pukehau National War Memorial Park Read the full article

Page 1 - Bells of remembrance

The stories behind the bells at the carillon in Pukehau National War Memorial

Page 2 - The story behind the Carillon

In 1927 the Wellington War Memorial Carillon Society placed an order to cast 49 bells for their proposed First World War

A sense of place

Te Aro pā historical site, Wellington

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Page 3 - Mana Whenua stories at Pukeahu

Visiting Pukeahu

Visiting Pukeahu

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History of Pukeahu

Painting of wharf, buildings, and rolling green hills

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WW100: First World War Centenary programme

Small black circle within larger red circle with fern symbol and words New Zealand WW100 attached in grey square

New Zealand's First World War Centenary (WW100) programme marked the First World War centenary from 2014 to 2019 through a range of events, activities, and projects in all parts of the country. Read the full article