ArmyMuseum.co.nz
Title
Army Museum Waiouru, New Zealand : Military History & Army War Museum
Description
Excerpted from the website:
- Vision
- The Army Museum is a place where visitors can engage with real life soldiers' stories, discover New Zealand's military history, learn the campaigns of the NZ Army, and reflect on how conflict has shaped our nation.
- History
- For many years New Zealanders had been reluctant to commemorate their military history and as a result plans for a national war museum had not eventuated.
- The New Zealand Army had maintained small collections and displays at Dunedin, Burnham, Linton and Waiouru. In 1964, a small museum was established in the original Waiouru Homestead and it wasn't until thirteen years later that the Chief of General Staff, Major-General Ronald Hassett (a veteran of WWII and Korea) launched "Operation Heritage" to develop a national Army Museum.
Languages
English
