Online Cenotaph

A national initiative, Online Cenotaph is a biographical database that allows researchers, enthusiasts, and veterans and their families to explore, contribute to, and share the records and stories of those who served for Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori translation project 2020

Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira seeks to be a kaiāwhina (advocate) in the revitalisation and retention of te reo Māori. As a step toward this, we have recently translated our Collections Online and Online Cenotaph user interfaces into te reo Māori.

The Zero: Two men and a plane

On 15 September 1945 the Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero, flown by Wing Commander Kofoed, landed at Piva airfield in Bougainville. This aircraft is now on display in Auckland War Memorial Museum and the story of its journey here has been widely repeated. However, the story hinges on two men of different nationalities who were each instrumental in the Zero’s acquisition.

Tuakeo Terongo

Amazingly the only known photograph of Cook Island soldier Private Tuakeo Terongo had re-emerged almost 100 years after his death.

Ngāpuhi Nursing Sisters

Find out more about the Ngāpuhi Nursing Sisters, who organised themselves using the military ranks and traditions of the New Zealand Army to contribute to New Zealand's War effort during the South African War of 1899 - 1902.

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Edward Tumanako "Buster" Timu (977698) marched off for the last time on Mon 3 February 2020. Buster Served in Vietnam, Malaya and Borneo in the Anti Tank Pl Sp Coy 63/65 and V2 Coy SVN 67/68 as a lead scout. Moe mai ra e te rangatira, moe mai, moe mai. Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou. Read more

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