Dawn Service

6.45AM – 5PM

• Digital Book of Remembrance

• Military service research using the Cenotaph Database and Armoury reference materials

• Slideshow from the collections – Maori and Pacific people at war and home landscapes

• Slideshow from the collections – Pacific food, flora and fauna

• Identification of medals and badges

Join us for a free 45-minute guided tour of our War Memorial galleries including WWI, WWII, Planes and Sir Keith Park

Auckland Youth Choir

Join us for a free 45-minute guided tour of our War Memorial galleries including WWI, WWII, War in the Pacific and Naval stories

Hear from Christine Liava’a, family historian and convenor of the Pacific Islands Interests Group, as she discusses the effects of conflicts played out in the Pacific as well as the contribution of Pacific Soldiers to overseas conflicts. Bring along your story or mementoes

Join us for a free 45-minute guided tour of our War Memorial galleries including WWI, WWII, Planes, Sir Keith Parker, and War in the Pacific

An excerpt from the award winning play by David Mamea, Goodbye My Feleni, a play about Pasifika soldiers that served with the 28th (Maori) Battalion in World War II

Poppy making

Join us in the Library for an informal afternoon of illustrated talks and expertise

• 12.30PM – Margaret Pointer talks about Niue Island’s involvement in the Great War 1914-1918
• 1.20PM – Megan Hutching discusses her book ‘Against the Rising Sun, New Zealanders remember the Pacific War’
• 2.10PM – Clive Stone speaks ‘soldier art’ produced by New Zealand Servicemen in the Pacific in World War II

Join us for a free 45-minute guided tour of our War Memorial galleries including WWI, WWII, Planes, Sir Keith Park and the Home Front

Tongan Brass Band

Join us for a free 45-minute guided tour of our War Memorial galleries including WWI, WWII, The NZ Wars, Planes and Sir Keith Park

Join us for a free 45-minute guided tour of our War Memorial galleries including WWI, WWII, Planes, Sir Keith Park, and Nurses at War

Join us for a free 45-minute guided tour of our War Memorial galleries including WWI, WWII, the NZ Wars and Naval stories

Poetry Competition – Lest we Forget

Thursday, 1PM, 
Hall of Memories
Free

Hear the finalists from this year’s poetry competition read their poems in the Hall of Memories.

Entries are now open!
This year you have the opportunity to send in your poems or prose around war in the Pacific. General entries on the subject of war are also welcome. Give a voice to conflict in the Pacific, and to those Pacific people who have left their homes to serve in wars on foreign soil. The competition is open to all ages.

Enter online here

Illuminate

22 Apr - 24 Apr 13
The film begins as soon as it's dark (approx. 6.30pm) until 10pm

Today Auckland War Memorial Museum still forms the city’s emotional hub around Anzac Day. In the lead-up to Anzac Day we will project a film onto the Museum’s northern façade.

Starting after sunset this year’s Illuminate film will focus on the contributions and sacrifices of Pacific peoples and the conflicts that played out in Pacific region.

Expert Session – Pacific Conflicts

Thursday, 9 – 10.30AM
Te Kakano
Free

Hear from Pasifika guests as they discuss the effect of conflicts played out in the Pacific as well as the contribution of Pacific soldiers to overseas conflicts.

ANZAC Day Tours

Thursday, 7.30AM, 8.30AM, 9.30AM, 12.30PM, 1.30PM, 2.30PM, 3.30PM
Armoury Level 2
Free

Join us for a special 45mins guided tour around the war memorial galleries.

Poppy Making

Thursday, 12 – 4PM 
Weird and Wonderful
Free

Bring the kids along to Weird and Wonderful where they can make their very own poppy.

Library Talks

Thursday, 12.30 – 3PM
Museum Library
Free

Hear unique perspectives from experts as they talk about the Pacific contribution to conflicts.

MEGAN HUTCHING
discusses her book ‘Remembering The Pacific War’.
MEGAN POINTER
talks about Niue Island’s involvement in the Great War 1914-18
CLIVE STONE
speaks “soldier art” produced by New Zealand servicemen in the Pacific in World War II.