Blog View by topic: War Memorial All Archaeology Beyond our walls Collections Exhibitions Events Entangled Islands From the Director Geology History Learning MuseTech Taonga Māori Research Still Life War Memorial Kermadec Expedition Pou Maumahara Volume SW Pacific Expedition Show more View by date: Any Any 2019 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Show more Manava Toa: the Cook Islands in WWITuesday, 23 April 2019More than 500 Cook Islanders fought for New Zealand in the WWI. They served with distinction but suffered great loss. Find out more about these courageous servicemen. Read more Far away but not forgotten Tuesday, 24 April 2018Malta received thousands of sick and wounded New Zealanders in the First World War and many didn't make it off the island. Find out more about this tragic history. Read more Help us identify service personnelMonday, 16 April 2018Combining a keen eye and solid research skills we sometimes find success, but more often than not we can't definitively name all of those pictured. This is where the public can help us Read more Pip, Squeak and Wilfred: The trio that still raises a grin Monday, 9 April 2018Longtime volunteer, Janet Anderson, often assists our visitors to explore the medal collection in our Memorial Discovery Centre. Her favourite story is about Pip, Squeak and Wilfred, the three service medals given to WWI soldiers. In this blog, she explains the origin of these nicknames and the significance of each medal. Read more A Close Shave Friday, 6 April 2018Ernest William Welch's shaving kit proved to be a life-saver when he stationed as a solider on the Somme in World War One. Read more Why I do it: Janet Anderson Thursday, 29 March 2018Long-time volunteer, Janet Anderson, has worked at our Memorial Discovery Centre for over five years. In this blog, we asked her why she does it?Read more Flags in the Hall of MemoriesThursday, 1 March 2018Museum staff regularly receive questions about the flags on display around the World War One Sanctuary. It is generally stated that the flags represent those who signed the Treaty of Versailles on the 28th of June 1919. But this is not correct. Given these curious decisions and some notable omissions, we needed to do more digging to solve the mystery of the flags.Read more Nation changersFriday, 27 October 2017Several years ago, students from a local school gathered on the side of a small country road and watched as kuia and kaumatua wept as they remembered their whanau who had lost their lives during the New Zealand wars 150 years earlier. So they created a student-led petition that they took to Parliament in order for these battles to be remembered. Read more New Pou Kanohi gallery helping people connect with First World War storiesTuesday, 17 October 2017A century on, the events of the First World War can feel abstract and unconnected to our lives today, but Auckland Museum’s new gallery Pou Kanohi New Zealand at War is making the events of the war feel both relevant and relatable. Read more Best of 2016By Auckland Museum staffMon, 26 Dec 2016We look back at some of Auckland Museum's most popular events, exhibitions, and writing from 2016.Read more 1 2 Next page Previous page