Cenotaph Stories View by topic: Servicewomen All WWI WWII Vietnam War New Zealand Wars South African War Māori Pacific Nursing Corps Army Navy Air Force Gallipoli Commemoration Korean War Malaya Thailand Servicewomen Anzac Day Online Cenotaph Cenotaph Updates Coastwatchers Conflict and Peace Christopher Pugsley Te Reo Collection Information Access Pou Maumahara Stories Volunteers Wāhine Māori Merchant Navy Jayforce Prisoners of War Show more Jayforce: 75 Years OnBy Gail RomanoAssociate Curator, HistoryTo mark seventy five years since the arrival of Jayforce in Japan. Gail Romano, shares some of the stories of those who served in Japan in recognition of their service. Read more An Invisible History: Wāhine Māori in the Air Force during World War IIBy Stacey Fraser and Angela Wanhalla (Kāi Tahu)History Programme, University of Otago'The Style for you is Air Force Blue' was the recruitment tag-line for the New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Air Force, established on the 16th January 1941. In this article Angela Wanhalla and Stacey Fraser from University of Otago look at the formation of the WAAFs and Wāhine Māori who served in the Air Force during the Second World War, who's history has largely been invisible. Read more The Pacific War - 75 years onBy Dan Millar and Madison PineCollection Technicians Research SupportIn commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of VJ Day, we have put together some of the stories of the men and women of all of New Zealand's forces who served during the Pacific War. Read more Mary McBethHeather DownieVolunteer, Online Cenotaph and Pou Maumahara105 years ago on the 8th April, 1915 - the first fifty nurses of the newly formed New Zealand Army Nursing Service, set sail for the First World War. Online Cenotaph Volunteer Heather shares the story of one of these nurses, Mary McBeth.Read more Māori Mobilisation: Wartime, Peacetime, Covid-19-timeDr Aroha HarrisUniversity of Auckland, History DepartmentHistorically, major crises – whether war or disease – that took and disrupted far too many lives also generated unreservedly Māori responses, often paying attention to whānau and community health and wellbeing. Dr Aroha Harris ponders iwi Māori capacity to mobilise throughout the 20th and 21st Century.Read more