In the first week of the school holidays, New Zealand celebrated ANZAC day.

ANZAC day happens every year on the 25th of April to commemorate all of the New Zealanders killed in war and to also honor returned servicemen and women. The 25th of April is important because it marks the anniversary of the landing of New Zealand and Australian soldiers – the ANZACs – on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915 during WWI.

This year - 2014 - is an important year as it marks the beginning of a centenary for WWI that will span four years. Several schools have already visited and are planning to visit the Lakes District Museum to help with their WWI centenary commemorations. Some of our programmes include looking at Wakatipu WWI hero's, different methods of researching and presenting information to do with WWI, and our WWI exhibition The War To End All Wars which will run from the 18th October 2014 through to the 15th February 2015.

HOW WILL YOU REMEMBER?