New Zealand History

There was a very practical reason for the slouch hat. it was pinned up on one side so that the men could stand with their rifles pointing vertically at their side, without knocking their hat off.

The slouch hat was unique to the ANZAC diggers. Even though it came into use in the Australian defence forces during the late 1800s, it became a real symbol of the ANZAC troops, with its distinctive shape. The diggers were known for their courage and loyalty, and the image of the slouch hat on the ANZAC troops became synonymous with the stories of courage that came out from the war, thanks to war correspondents such as C E W Bean. CEW Bean was the Australian official war correspondent, and later official war historian of the time. He landed with the ANZACs at Gallipoli, and his writings contributed significantly to the development and growth of the ANZAC legend. His detailed reports on the landing and subsequent battle/s provided a unique and personal perspective on the events, and within his stories reports was acknowledgement of the slouch hat as symbolic of self-sacrifice and loyalty as the ANZAC troops went about their business without complaint.

We remember the horrendous sacrifice and loss of life of our soldiers. We hope we have learned to stay out of foreign wars which do not threaten Australia, and that our military efforts in future will be directed to action where we have a direct involvement to protect our friends and safeguard our own security.

Hone Heke was a significant Māori chief, who gained his reputation as an excellent warrior when he fought in the first battle of Kororareka in 1830, when he joined in Titore's expedition to Tauranga, and when he fought alongside Titore against Pomare II in 1837.

As the first Māori to sign the Treaty of Waitangi, he led the way for the other Māori chiefs to follow. The Treaty was signed in 1840 by more than 500 Māori chiefs of New Zealand and British Governor William Hobson who represented the British Government. It was intended to protect Māori land interests in exchange for recognition of British sovereignty, but very soon became a source of conflict between the Māori and the British occupants.

Hone Heke is considered to have instigated the Flagstaff War when he chopped down the flagpole carrying the British flag flying over Kororareka (an act he repeated twice more in the ensuing months). This was seen by the British as an act of rebellion, and led to war between the Māori people and the British. soon the two cultures were at war. A battalion of British soldiers was ordered to defend the flag but Hone Heke, with the assistance of Kawiti (another chief), caused a diversion and managed to cut down the flagpole for the fourth time.

For these actions, Hone Heke is considered a great champion among his Māori people.

Legend says that the Virgin Mary, while resting, spread her cloak over a white flowering rosemary bush. The flowers turned the blue of her cloak, and from then on the bush was referred to as the "Rose of Mary".

This plant was, in ancient times, supposed to strengthen memory. Greek scholars wore rosemary in their hair to help remember their studies, and the association with remembrance has carried through to modern times. In literature and folklore it is an emblem of remembrance.

On ANZAC Day, the wearing of small sprigs of rosemary in the coat lapel, pinned to the breast or held in place by medals is thus synonymous with remembrance and commemoration.

because anzac soldiers died in a poppy feild

Hapu can mean pregnant or refer to a sub-section of a larger kinship group (Iwi).

Because NZ, and Australia fought along side the British, to support them. The term ANZAC stands for 'Australian New Zealand Army Corps' So New Zealand consider 'Rememberance day' as important because so many died in Gallipoli.

At appropriate times during the service, buglers play The Last Post and Reveille.

According to Maori native myths and legends, when the native Maori people arrived in New Zealand, they arrived in seven great Waka, or giant canoes, no-one knows where they originally came from, but all sensible answers point toward the pacific islands. When the Waka landed around the coast, they created the first seven tribes, and the Maori people started from that.

Playing the bugle call of The Last Post is a military tradition. It is sounded at 10 pm each night to signal the end of the day's activities. The reason why it is played at military funerals and commemorative services like Anzac Day (and Remembrance Day) is that it is a final farewell and as a symbol that those who have died have completed their call of duty, and now they can rest in peace.

is the colour red that your talking about because that would stand for the poppies

Yes; James Cook is believed to be the first European to actually land on New Zealand soil. He was not, however, the first European to discover New Zealand - that was achieved by Abel Tasman in 1642.

Firstly, New Zealand is spelt Zealand, not Zeeland, and secondly, Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. :)

The Maoris thought that the british were just going to

steal their land and NOt keep their word.

So in the end they refused to sign the Treaty.

Tribes that did not sign the treaty of Waitangi include: Tuhoe, Waikato, Te Arawa, Ngati Paoa and Tuwharetoa.

There was never an Anzac War. The Anzacs took part in what was known as the Gallipoli Campaign, a collection of battles that took place on the Gallipoli Peninsula from April 25th of 1915 to late December 1915/early January 1916. The campaign ended when the Allied troops (including the Anzacs) were withdrawn. In other words, they retreated.

Because the day reflects on the day that the waitangi treaty was signed

The Rainbow Warrior was a Greenpeace protest boat. It went to the Pacific Islands that were being nuclear tested on, and protested against it, to make them stop.

It was sunk in Auckland Harbour on 10 June 1985 by French Secret Agents.

The Treaty of Waitangi enabled British settlement on a bigger scale. For Maori it intially offered security as they had concerns over the colonisation of NZ by the French & the behaviour of some early British settlers. Maori operated under the assumption that they would retain control of their lands and receive protection from the British. The British and subsequent settlers took the Treaty (which had two ambiguous versions) to mean that they were now in control of NZ.

The ANZACS fought with the UK during both wars, so any ally of Britain was an ally of Australia and New Zealand. (i.e United States, France, Canada etc)

Originally New Zealand was a part of New South Wales, it became a separate colony in 1840. The Dominon of New Zealand has been able to self-govern since 1907. However New Zealand confirmed the Statue of Westminster (1931), a law that recognised full independence of all Dominons, only in 1947.