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The Auckland War Memorial Museum (Māori: Tāmaki Paenga Hira), also known as Auckland Museum, is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials.Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory Hill, [10] the remains of a dormant volcano, in the Auckland Domain, near Auckland CBD.
The National War Memorial of New Zealand is located next to the Dominion Museum building on Buckle Street, in Wellington, the nation's capital. The war memorial was dedicated in 1932 on Anzac Day (25 April) in commemoration of the First World War .
A military museum or war museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and education of the significance of wars, conflicts, and military actions. These museums serve as repositories of artifacts (not least weapons), documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to the military and war.
Pages in category "Military and war museums in New Zealand" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The National Army Museum (Māori: Te Mata Toa) is the museum of the New Zealand Army. It was formerly known as the Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum. [1] It is located on State Highway One, [2] on the southern side of the small military town of Waiouru. The 1300 square metre museum is fortress-looking in design, complete with a bridge and ...
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in June 2012. The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is part of the New Zealand National War Memorial on Buckle Street, Wellington.. On 6 November 2004, the remains of an unknown New Zealand soldier were exhumed from the Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, and laid to rest in the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Wellington, New Zealand.
He was a director of The Press from 1903 until his death with one brief interruption. He chaired the board through the years of the Christchurch newspaper war in 1934–1935. [6] His company, Pyne Gould Corporation Limited, is these days listed on the New Zealand Stock Market. After World War I, many ideas for a war memorial were put forward.
Pegasus spurning underfoot the victor's spoils of war and rising into the heavens, enabl[ing] his rider to emerge from the deluge of blood and tears, and to receive the great spiritual assurance of peace. [1] On 2 September 2013, new plans for the cenotaph were presented including a new staircase and water feature up to the Parliament Buildings ...