Wars and conflicts

New Zealand at War: A short introduction to New Zealand's military history.
ANZAC Day: Our backgrounder about New Zealand's national holiday to commemorate New Zealanders killed in war and to honour returned servicemen and women.
Digitised items: Wars & conflicts: Items from our archives and collections that we have digitised and made available online.
Internet Gateway: Wars and Conflicts: Selected web sites.

New Zealand Wars: 1860 - 1872

The New Zealand Wars: A guide to information about the history of the New Zealand Wars and the men who served in military units, 1845-1872
Internet Gateway: New Zealand Wars: Selected web sites.

New Zealanders in the South African War: A guide to information about the men and women who served in the New Zealand armed forces during the South African War, 1899-1902.
Internet Gateway: South African War: Selected web sites.

New Zealand at War
Selected photographs from our collection. For more photographs search our catalogue:

New Zealanders at War
Photograph showcase at Matapihi.

War Art Online collection
images from the National Collection of War Art at Archives New Zealand.

New Zealanders in World War 1: A guide to information about the men and women who served in the New Zealand armed forces during World War 1.
WW1 digitised material: Material from our archives that we have made available online: includes personal correspondence, a Peace Celebrations programmes and a fundraising booklet.
1918 influenza epidemic: How Christchurch coped during the world-wide epidemic.
Armistice day: The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the moment when hostilities ceased on the Western Front in 1918, with the signing of the Armistice.
Coming Home - 90th Anniversary of the World War One Armistice: From October 2008 to March 2009, the return of soldiers to New Zealand is commemorated in a series of events, talks, movie showings, exhibitions and recitals throughout the country.
Passchendaele: In July 1917 the Battle of Passchendaele began on the Western Front with horrific loss of New Zealand lives.
Sgt. Henry Nicholas V.C. M.M.: Christchurch's only World War 1 V.C. recipient.
World War 1914 - 1918: Search our catalogue for items about New Zealand's involvement in this war.
World War 1 photographs: Search our catalogue for photographs from the first world war.
Internet gateway: World War 1: Selected web sites.

New Zealanders in World War 2: A guide to information about the men and women who served in the New Zealand armed forces during World War 2.
WW2 digitised material: Material from our archives that we have made available online: includes a diary, shipboard newspaper, Communist Party of New Zealand leaflet and a guide to the Sumner defences trail.
World War 1939 - 1945: Search our catalogue for items about New Zealand's involvement in this war.
World War 2 photographs: Search our catalogue for photographs from the second world war.
Internet gateway: World War 2: Selected web sites.