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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.

Bonjour, Kia ora, 안녕하세요, こんにちは, Hello.  

My project is on its way. I’ve found some useful and interesting things about people having been involved in warfare, dealing with what they had to go through and see, and what they were like when the war was over. I’ve been asking my teachers and friends if they have had any of their family members serve in WW1. My friend said that her great granddad served and she has his records, metals, dates etc. Which is very helpful towards my project. My...

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...

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As part of our study of WWI links between France and NZ we looked at how and why the poppy has become the symbol of soldiers who have fallen in war. 

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.