Events In History
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3 April 1943'Battle of Manners Street'In the most famous of several wartime skirmishes between New Zealanders and American servicemen, hundreds of soldiers and civilians slugged it out in downtown Wellington. Read more...
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25 February 194349 killed in Featherston POW incidentForty-eight Japanese POWs and one guard were shot dead. The incident was hushed up until 1945 for fear of retribution against Allied prisoners in Japanese camps. Read more...
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29 March 1942Nazi sabotage hoaxCareer criminal Sydney Ross convinced the government that a Nazi sabotage cell was operating in New Zealand. Read more...
Articles
NZ units in South Africa 1899-1902
Between 1899 and 1902 New Zealand sent 10 contingents of troops to fight in South Africa. Many of these men had prior experience in the volunteer forces but others were ordinary citizens who were skilled riders and marksmen. In addition, a small number of New Zealand women served in South Africa as teachers and as nurses. These are their stories.
- Page 3 - Women at warWith New Zealand women having gained the right to vote in 1893, the South African War offered them a chance to further establish their independence. While many did this by
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Main image: Devonport Primary School air raid shelters
Pupils and teachers at Devonport Primary School head for air raid shelters
