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Anzac Day in the Pacific

Armistice Day was the initial focal point for commemorations in the Cook Islands and Niue after the First World War. But because men from both countries had served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, observances gradually shifted to Anzac Day in April Read the full article

Page 3 - The growth of Anzac Day

By the end of the Second World War military commemorations in the Cook Islands and Niue centered around Anzac Day. Services in both countries followed the pattern of those in New

Page 4 - Present day commemorations

In the new millennium there has been increasing interest in the story of Pacific Island involvement in the First World War. In the Cook Islands there have been efforts to rebuild

Memorial commemorating New Zealand’s contribution during the Korean War located in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery Korea in Busan