Events In History
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3 April 1943Battle of Manners Street
Soldiers and civilians slugged it out on the streets of Wellington during the ‘Battle of Manners Street’, the best-known clash between New Zealanders and American servicemen during the Second World War. Read more...
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25 February 194349 killed in Featherston POW incident
Just outside the Wairarapa town of Featherston, a memorial garden marks the site of a Second World War incident that resulted in the deaths of 48 Japanese prisoners of war and one guard. Read more...
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29 March 1942Nazi sabotage hoax
During the Second World War, convicted conman Sydney Gordon Ross duped New Zealand’s intelligence service into believing that Nazi agents were planning to carry out sabotage in New Zealand. Read more...
Articles
NZ units in South Africa 1899-1902
Between 1899 and 1902 New Zealand sent 10 contingents of troops to fight in South Africa. Many of these men had prior experience in the volunteer forces but others were ordinary citizens who were skilled riders and marksmen. In addition, a small number of New Zealand women served in South Africa as teachers and as nurses. These are their stories.
- Page 3 - Women at warWith New Zealand women having gained the right to vote in 1893, the South African War offered them a chance to further establish their independence. While many did this by
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Main image: Devonport Primary School air raid shelters
Pupils and teachers at Devonport Primary School head for air raid shelters