Passchendaele Centenary Commemorations - 12 October
WW100 invite you to the National Commemorative Programme on 12th October to mark the Battle of Passchendaele centenary. NZ experienced one of its darkest days on 12th October 1917, with the loss of 843 soldiers. This devastating loss of life remains the highest one-day death toll suffered by NZ forces overseas.
The National Commemorative Programme in Wellington is:
3pm – National Ceremony and Belgian Memorial Unveiling – Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. A live stream of these events will be available on the WW100 website and Facebook page and screened at Te Papa (wet weather venue).
5pm – Last Post Ceremony, National War Memorial
6pm – Passchendaele Reflective Event, Te Papa
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
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Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10.3% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20.1% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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69.6% Nah - not for me
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I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?
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