Anniversaries 2015
This year is shaping up as a good year for ‘celebrations’. Our foremost celebration will be New Zealand’s supposed ‘coming of age’, following the landing of ‘our boys’ on the beaches of Gallipoli in 1915. ‘Coming of age’ at Gallipoli though is more tradition than fact, one embedded deep in our history. There are many other events to commemorate this year; here are some of them .. ‘Other’ 2015 Anniversaries 1805 Governor King… Read more »
Remembering Samuel Marsden, Christmas Day 2014
Celebrating Marsden: Last Christmas, we commemorated the 200th anniversary of Rev Samuel Marsden’s 1814 Christmas Day service to Māori. Marsden’s Christmas service, presented on Rangihoua beach, was the first ever delivered to Māori. Celebrations were held to mark this day of commemoration. But Marsden’s story, and that of the missionaries, is a little more complex. Land and Axes Marsden also purchased land from Māori for a mission station, insisting that… Read more »
Wars Photography
Photographing the wars – then and now – provides a fascinating insight into the reality of the wars. A photo is also a document – how much do they tell us?
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Student Hub
We are often asked by students for information about the wars. This section will bring those questions and answers together.
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Over the years, Danny has published a reasonable amount of material dealing with the wars and related subjects. This section contains Pdfs of his published work which you are free to access.
Danny's Works
