New Zealand Remembers …
The 70th anniversary of the Friendly Invasion of New Zealand by U.S.Armed Forces 1942-44
May 19-26, 2013
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Find your old photos, your address book, and your war-time treasures and come “down under” for a trip back to your “home away from home”.
Visit your old camp site, enjoy some first-class kiwi hospitality, meet kiwis who lived through the times, and be part of a Memorial Day event you won’t forget.
Along the way you can ‘live it up in Wellington (“the coolest little capital in the world) visit Rotorua and Taupo, go to a Maori concert party and be part of the June 14 festivities in Wellington. It’s our shout!
For two brief years from 1942-1944 15,000 U.S.Marines living in Camps Paekakariki, Mackay and Russell out-numbered locals in southern Kapiti by 15-1. Nearly 8,000 Marines were also stationed in camps at Titahi Bay, Porirua, Plimmerton, Pauatahanui and Judgeford in our neighbouring Porirua District.
No wonder the memories live on; bits of the old camps are still buried in our gardens, and our parents and grandparents remember the sound of gun-fire in the hills, the sight of armoured vehicles practising manoeuvres in the parks, the spectacle of leathernecks marching through Wellington, and those “famous” dances.
We remember you as friends when we needed you, we remember you came to our aid, and we remember your sacrifices in the Pacific War.
Marinenz website launched as the first steps
Posted: 30 May 2011
This website was launched on 30 May 2011 to commemorate, celebrate and communicate a defining period in the history of New Zealand and the United States of America.
The website is designed to be dynamic and interactive, so we welcome your comments and feedback at any time. And as time goes by we'll be adding much more material and additional tools to service the wants and needs of our many visitors.
If you have any questions, information, stories or memorabilia you'd like to share with us, please let us know by emailing Trustee Allie Webber on mail@marinenz.com
New Zealand Remembers ...
Posted: 1 December 2011
The 70th anniversary of the Friendly Invasion of New Zealand by U.S.Armed Forces 1942-44
To be held in Paekakariki, Kapiti, New Zealand from 28 May 2012 to 14 June 2012.
Find your old photos, your address book, and your war-time treasures and come "down under" for a trip back to your home away from home.
Visit your old camp site, enjoy some first-class kiwi hospitality, meet kiwis who lived through the times, and be part of a Memorial Day event you won't forget.
Along the way, you can 'live it up in Wellington ("the coolest little capital in the world) visit Rotorua and Taupo, listen to a Maori concert party and be part of the June 14 Welcome Back Street Parade. It's our shout!
For two brief years from 1942-1944 15,000 U.S.Marines living in Camps Paekakariki, Mackay and Russell out-numbered locals in southern Kapiti by 15-1. Nearly 8,000 Marines were also stationed in camps at Titahi Bay, Porirua, Plimmerton, Pauatahanui and Judgeford in our neighbouring Porirua District.
No wonder the memories live on; bits of the old camps are still buried in our gardens, and our parents and grandparents remember the sound of gun-fire in the hills, the sight of armoured vehicles practising manoeuvres in the parks, the spectacle of leathernecks marching through Wellington, and those "famous" dances.
We remember you as friends when we needed you, we remember you came to our aid, and we remember your sacrifices in the Pacific War.
Share the memories at the 70th Anniversary Celebrations. Welcome Home.
For further information about the 70th Anniversary Celebrations email Allie Webber on mail@marinenz.com