John Holley
During my studies with the New Zealand Army and in getting my new site published I have collected a range of links that relate to New Zealand Military History. This is not exhaustive so please email me if you have a link that you think should be here.
This is a stunning site from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. The War section is superb and provides a wealth of material.
ANZAC Day - a guide for New Zealanders
Another superb offering from the Ministry of Culture and Heritage.
While searching for material on World War I battles I came across this site. Clear narratives of the battles of the NZ Division in Gallipoli and Europe.
The whole top floor of the Museum is dedicated to NZ Military History. At the moment they also have a Veteran’ Club modelled on the old 21st Battalion clubrooms. Sadly our National Museum (Te Papa) has nothing really about our military history despite the impact on our nation!
The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War
The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre has all 50 volumes of the official war histories online. This means you can easily read about local units or units relatives served in during WW2. They have added 56 more related works to the World War II collection . Probably most importantly, the “unofficial” histories of the 3rd NZ Division in the Pacific are provided.
They have also put online 88 works relating to World War I (Only 4 official histories were produced) and 36 works on the New Zealand Wars.
Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association
The RSA site has a whole lot of relevant information. They run Poppy Day every year to raise money to assist returned servicemen and women.
This site contains information on our current operations worldwide. Also it has information on medals that New Zealand Military personnel have been awarded. You can also check the single service sites.
• Royal New Zealand Navy History
• Royal New Zealand Airforce History
2006 was the Year of the Veteran which was “an opportunity for all New Zealanders to learn about, reflect on and honour the contribution and sacrifice made by New Zealanders in the service of their country.”
So please visit the site. One thing you can follow up is the medals a relative is/was entitled to. You can then get a set, especially miniatures, made up. I think it adds a lot to ANZAC day if you can wear the medals (on your left breast) of a relative - more importantly it is great to see a veteran wearing the medals they earned in their service of this country and to be properly honored for their efforts.
This site has info on the NZ Wars that were fought here between 1845 and 1872.
More links from NZHistory.net.nz
A wider collection of links.
