ANZAC Day Programme
Friday, 25 April 2008
Lest We Forget
Auckland Museum was built as a memorial to the 12,000 people from the Auckland province who died in the first and second world wars. Each autumn the Museum remembers the great sacrifices made by these people, people who did their best for others — and for their children’s future.
Every year, Auckland War Memorial Museum, the RSA and Auckland City Council mark ANZAC day with a series of services and commemorative events. This year the Museum will again open immediately after the dawn service, enabling Aucklanders to further commemorate the day.
No donation will be asked for on this day.
Time |
Event |
Location |
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6am |
Dawn Service |
Cenotaph, Auckland Museum |
|
6.45am |
Museum opens to the public |
|
|
9.15am |
Performance by bugler William Gunson of wartime favourites and commemorative pieces |
Foyer |
|
11am |
Public Commemorative Service |
Cenotaph, Auckland Museum |
|
6.45am–5pm |
Military Research Services |
Armoury Information Centre |
|
6.45am–5pm |
Slideshow from the collections: Maori and Pacific people at war and home and landscapes |
Te Kakano Information Centre |
|
6.45am–5pm |
Slideshow from the collections |
Natural History Information Centre |
|
6.45am–10am &
12pm-4.30pm |
Medals and badges – have them identified & talk about their significance |
Armoury Information Centre |
|
12 - 4.30pm |
10-minute activity for kids: Poppy making |
Weird & Wonderful |
|
12.30pm & 2:30pm |
Interactive performance: Nurse Lottie |
Scars on the Heart I |
|
1.30pm and 3:30pm |
Promenade performance: Soldiers of the Great War |
Scars on the Heart I |
| 1pm |
Lest We Forget Poetry Competition finalist readings |
WWII Hall of Memories |
|
1pm |
Performance: Andrew Sisters sing war songs |
Foyer |
|
2pm |
Talk: Cook Island soldiers WW1 – Ma’ara Maeva |
Te Kakano Information Centre |
| 2pm |
Walking tour: Nurses at War with Chris Blackmore and Marjorie Traill |
Scars on the Heart |
| 2pm |
Performance: Army Band |
Cenotaph, Auckland Museum |
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Auditorium Programme |
| 12.45pm |
Gallipoli Film: Heroes of Gallipoli |
Auditorium |
| 1.10pm |
Talk: Small military units: Ceylon tea planters with Chris Blackmore |
Auditorium |
| 1.40pm |
Panel Discussion: My grandfather, my father, our research – Anglo-Boer War to WW2 with Christina Tuitubou, Si Burke and Lovonne Campbell |
Auditorium |
| 2.10pm |
Talk: Troopships of World War I with Paul Hobbs |
Auditorium |
| 2.40pm |
Talk: Animals in War: Mascots with veteran John Ross |
Auditorium |
| 3.10pm |
Talk: Peace making at the end of World War I with Dr Maartje Abbenhuis |
Auditorium |
| 3.40pm |
Talk: The Dardanelles Inquiry: Revelations after the failures at Gallipoli with John McIntyre |
Auditorium |
| 4.10pm |
Gallipoli Film: Heroes of Gallipoli |
Auditorium |
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