National memorial to recognise Pacific wartime service
Beehive media release. A new Memorial to acknowledge the contribution of Pacific nations to military conflicts and the bonds shared with New Zealand was unveiled by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern1t…
New Zealand Flag half masting directive - Friday 26 March 2021
To Action: New Zealand Flag to fly at half-mast Death of President of Tanzania, HE Dr John Pombe Joseph Magufuli Friday, 26 March 2021, 8AM – 5PM (or building open hours) As a mark of mourn…
New Zealand Remembers 125 Years Since Brunner Mine Disaster
The 125th anniversary of the Brunner Mine Disaster, New Zealand’s worst industrial accident, will be acknowledged this Friday announced Tamsin Evans, Deputy Chief Executive Delivery at Manatū Tao…
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei tell their history on the anniversary of Te Tiriti signing
Beehive media release. A new online resource launched today sharing the history of North Island iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei – including their long association with Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland),1…
Appeal for relatives - Commonwealth War Graves Cook Islands
An appeal for relatives is a search to locate the next of kin for casualties who fell in war. Could you be connected to these individuals? Name: Nga Naeiti Service number: 60769 Date of1de…
National Commemoration to mark contribution of New Zealand’s Jayforce
New Zealand will mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of Jayforce in Japan following the end of the Second World War, through a National Commemoration on Friday 19 March, announced Tamsin Evans,…
Appeal for relatives - Commonwealth War Graves Wairarapa District
An appeal for relatives is a search to locate the next of kin for casualties who fell in war. Could you be connected to this individual? Name: Mabel Helen Whishaw Service number: WWI 22/371 …
Three-fold Recognition Of Significant Wellington Heritage Places
Heritage New Zealand media release. Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga has recognised the exceptional significance of three Wellington historic places. These noteworthy buildings, built1throughou…
Half-masting to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake
At the request of the Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern, the New Zealand Flag is to be flown at half-mast on all Government and public buildings on Monday 22 February 2021 to mark …
NZ’s World-leading Quake Archive Adds More Government Content Ahead Of 10th Anniversary
University of Canterbury media release. Free to use, CEISMIC is an award-winning public, online collection of tens of thousands of stories, video, audio, documents and images relating to the1Can…