Howick and Pakuranga First World War memorial

Howick war memorial in c1986.

Howick memorial in 2008 showing names.

Howick and Pakuranga First World War memorial

In 1920 construction began of a First World War memorial for the Howick and Pakuranga areas on Stockade Hill, Howick. The unveiling ceremony was held on 13 July 1921. In 1935 the Howick Ex-servicemen's Club also erected a flagstaff on the hill. For many years the obelisk served as the site for wreath-laying ceremonies only, but in 1961 for the first time the entire Anzac Day service was held on the hill. On 25 May 2006, during an Anzac Day dawn ceremony a memorial plaque was unveiled on Stockade Hill, in memory of Reginald Judson VC, who had reputedly planted an oak tree there eighty years before.

For further information relating to this memorial, see: ‘Howick News', Otahuhu News, 24/4/35, p. 4; 'Anzac Day Observance at Howick', Otahuhu News, 2/5/35, p. 4; [Photograph], Howick Post, 10/5/61, p. 1; 'Large Turnout Honours War Veteran', Howick & Pakuranga Times, 27/4/2006, pp. 1, 8; 'Stockade Hill Echoes to the Sound of the Last Post', Eastern Courier, 28/420/06, pp. 4-5; 'Honour for Hero', Howick & Pakuranga Times, 4/5/2006, p. 13.