An Introduction to Rotorua and to the Maori Pioneer Battalion.
Rotorua, 1914. The place may seem familiar, but certainly not the date. Separated by generations, many of us (myself included) find it difficult to relate to WW1 and what the soldiers and their families went through during the war.
To take us back to that time I’m going to explore the Rotorua region of 1914, this blog being the first of a few blogs that look into how the war affected our region and city and the stories and...
I started this journey believing no relatives of mine fought in World War One. What I have found is both deeply saddening and extremely interesting.
The success of our Shared Histories Partnership project has been acknowledged by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage in Wellington.
Well, waking up at 5am in the morning was something I did genuinely have a build up of nervous energy for. (Sue me, I like to sleep in on Saturdays). But other than that, I shouldn’t have been worried about anything really. Dreading the part where I go home, asking myself whether or not I wanted to really commit to this project was plain idiotic. I have never been part of a project of such a large scale so of course I was getting cold feet about it, however by the end of the day, I realised...
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Samedi Dernier
On 25th June, The 10 Young ambassadors voyaged from far and near to Wellington for a workshop at the Alliance Francaise, here is where we all met each other for the first time, shared research projects and fundraising ideas, talk about French and also had a chance to discover some more details for the grand expedition in Septembre. We were privileged to attend a reception at the French Ambassador's residence.
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I’d like to take this opportunity to...
Between 18 April and 6 May, 15 students from Newlands College in Wellington participated in a 3 week language and culture trip to France. The group was firstly based in Paris, before heading down to homestays and language classes in Nice. One of the highlights of our time in Paris was a day-trip to Le Quesnoy for ANZAC commemorations, followed by a tour of the Arras tunnels. Students performed an emotional waiata at the mayoral reception in the Le Quesnoy town hall after the ceremony itself.
Remembering those who fought in WWI
Two Baradene College History students who were involved in the Shared Histories Project, Rewa Kendall and Louise Piggin, where honoured to attend the closing ceremony formally closing an exhibition of ‘quatrefoil’ crosses marking WWI and meet Corporal Willie Apiata, New Zealand’s only living recipient of a Victoria Cross.
Many of you may have seen the four-leafed golden solid brass cutouts by artist Max Gimblett that hung on St David’s Church, on Kyber...
This week the principal of Baradene College, Mrs Sandy Pasley, accompanied two of our students Keera Ofren and Lauren White (pictured), to an Auckland Council WWI Political Steering Group meeting, chaired by historian Sandra Coney. These two students were invited to present their experience and knowledge gained from their WWI Shared History Project and in turn gained a first hand experience participating in local politics. This was a great chance for the Auckland City Councillors to find out...
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