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Tītī Hill NZ wars memorial
On 23 October 1965 a concrete memorial cairn commemorating the battle of Tītīi Hill was unveiled alongside the Waiuku to Pukekohe road, near Mauku. The event was organised by members of the Franklin...
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Waikaraka Cemetery veterans’ memorial
In 1883 the NZ Government granted Onehunga Borough an area of 47 acres on the edge of the Manukau Harbour for use as a recreation ground, rifle range and public cemetery. This area became known as...
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St Paul's Church memorials, Auckland
For some years Saint Paul’s Anglican Church in Symonds Street boasted an unusual memorial outside the church: a First World War memorial tram shelter. This was demolished in 1971, but there remain a...
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Gate Pā memorial reserve
The Battle of Gate Pā (Pukehinahina), fought near Tauranga on 29 April 1864, was notable for the ferocity of the fighting, the repulse of the British forces, and an act of chivalry by one of the...
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New Zealand Wars memorial, Howick
At midday on 29 August 1920 Sir Frederic Lang, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, unveiled two wooden memorial tablets in Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Picton St, Howick. These...
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Symonds Street cemetery NZ Wars memorial
This small obelisk was erected in Symonds Street cemetery in 1912 in memory of troops who died during the New Zealand Wars.The inscription reads:Erected to the Memory of the 80 men of the Imperial and...
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Whiteley memorial, Pukearuhe
A large memorial boulder stands beside Pukearuhe Rd, near Whitecliffs in northern Taranaki. A bronze plaque set into one face of the boulder reads:IN MEMORY OF / JOHN WHITELEY 1806-69 METHODIST...
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New Zealand Wars memorials overseas
The foundation stone for the first memorial to soldiers killed in what became known as the New Zealand Wars was laid at Anglesea Barracks in Hobart, Tasmania on 27 May 1850 by the commander of the 99th...
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Will removing New Zealand Wars memorials achieve anything?
Posted by Steve Watters, Senior Historian/Educator - 17 October 2017In September 2017, Aucklander Shane Te Pou sparked a debate that gained national attention regarding the place of a New Zealand Wars...
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Introduction
What should we do with markers from our colonial past?The ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests that flared here and in other parts of the world in mid-2020, following the killing of George Floyd, an...
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Our imperial past is all around us
Marmaduke Nixon and Rangiaowhia: 'one of the most painful and contentious incidents'In June 1863, Marmaduke Nixon – a veteran of the British Army in India – became commander of the Colonial Defence...
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St Paul's Church memorials, Auckland
For some years Saint Paul’s Anglican Church in Symonds Street boasted an unusual memorial outside the church: a First World War memorial tram shelter. This was demolished in 1971, but there remain a...
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