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A selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1966
A selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1965
Battle damaged M16A1 automatic rifle belonging to Captain Peter Williams, 161 Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery.
Flag used by Victor 4 (V4) Company during their deployment in South Vietnam, 1969-1970.
Homemade Viet Cong fragmentation grenade made from a soft drink can with a short bamboo handle attached.
Crude homemade 9mm single shot pistol used by Viet Cong troops for defence inside tunnel complexes.
Chinese made Type 50 sub-machine gun used by Chinese and North Korean troops during the Korean War, and supplied to the North Vietnamese Army during the early stages of the Vietnam War.
Representatives from the Army, Navy and Airforce can be seen holding their puppy mascots in Vietnam.
A New Zealand infantry patrol preparing for the Vietnam War boards a helicopter at Waiouru.
New Zealand troops loading an L5 howitzer into an M113 armoured personnel carrier in Vietnam
Classroom activity ideas for Tribute08 and New Zealand's participation in the Vietnam War
Mascots we would like more information about, mainly from post-Second World War conflicts
Mobilisation poster against the war in Vietnam, July 1966
Images of New Zealand military personnel on Christmas Day
Victoria University students arriving in Molesworth street after a march from the University to Parliament grounds on 1 August 1967
This page contains a broad outline as to how the material on the Vietnam War could be used by teachers and learners studying history at NCEA Level 1 and in particular the popular topic of New Zealand's Search for Security 1945-1985.  Students in particular will find this to be a concise summary that will assist them with revision. We welcome feedback.
Gunners of 161 Battery fire in support of the 9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Phuoc Tuy province, South Vietnam, 1969. Copyright © Australian War Memorial
As Parliament contemplates building the Beehive a century after moving to Wellington, protest against New Zealand's involvement in the Vietnam War mounts and is felt at Parliament.
Those few New Zealanders who experienced combat in Vietnam at first hand were left with a searing legacy. New Zealand's Vietnam veterans, like their Australian and American counterparts, have had to adjust to various problems associated with fighting in an unpopular war.
It is difficult to assess which side had the better of this debate during the Vietnam War

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