New Zealand Flag to Return to Full Mast on 27 September
A State Memorial Service in New Zealand for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be held on 26 September. Following this, on 27 September, the New Zealand Flag will be returned to full mast. The1…
National ceremony to honour Coastwatchers on 15 October
A national commemoration in honour of all Coastwatchers who served in the Pacific during the Second World War will be held at 11am on Saturday 15 October at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Pukeah…
Ceremony to mark New Zealand’s military operations in Malaya and Malaysia
An Act of Remembrance to honour those who served in Aotearoa New Zealand’s post-Second World War military operations in Malaya and Malaysia will be held at 11am, Friday 16 September, Pukeahu Natio…
New Zealand Flag to return to full mast: Proclamation Day
A ceremony will be held at Parliament tomorrow to proclaim the new Sovereign as King Charles III of New Zealand. To mark His Majesty’s accession to the throne, the New Zealand Flag is to be1flow…
New Zealand Flag to fly at half-mast to mark the death of Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand
22 September 2022 update As per the following Flag Notice, the New Zealand Flag should continue to be flown at half-mast up to and including the day of Her Majesty’s State Memorial Service1…
Honouring our Māori language champions, 50 years on
Beehive media release. Ā te 14 o Mahuru ka tū tētahi hui ā-motu ki te Whare Pāremata e whakanui ana i te huringa o te 50 tau mai i te whakatakotoranga o te petihana reo Māori. Hei tā te M…
National Merchant Navy Day Commemoration: 3 September 2022
The national commemoration honouring those who served in the Merchant Navy during wartime is being held at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park on 3 September, Brodie Stubbs, Manatū Taonga Ministry1f…
Vietnam Veterans’ Day national commemoration
"An Act of Remembrance ceremony will take place at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Pukeahu," says Glenis Philip-Barbara, Pou Mataaho o Te Hua Deputy Chief Executive Delivery, Manatū Taonga1Minis…
Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Remembers Sir Miles Warren
From Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects. A mighty tōtara has fallen. It is with great sadness that Te Kāhui Whaihanga advises that Sir Miles Warren, one of Aotearoa New1Zeal…
Government announces refreshed Commemorations Programme 2023-2027
Beehive media release. The programme of historical anniversaries to be acknowledged by the New Zealand Government over the next five years includes some of our nation’s most important events,1Mi…