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New Zealand Wars Memorial, Auckland

New Zealand Wars Memorial

New Zealand Wars Memorial in 2016
36°51′20.884″S 174°45′57.751″E / 36.85580111°S 174.76604194°E / -36.85580111; 174.76604194
Location	Wakefield Street Reserve, Auckland
Designer	Thomas Eyre Macklin
Material	Marble (Obelisk and Plinth) Bronze (Zealandia sculpture)
Opening date	1920
Heritage New Zealand – Category 2
Designated	6 June 2005
Reference no.	4493

The New Zealand Wars Memorial in Auckland commemorates imperial and Māori troops during the New Zealand Wars. The statue was commissioned by the Victoria League, and sculpted by Thomas Eyre Macklin. Since its opening in 1920, the statue has frequently been the site of protests.

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Note to Self

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZFL19200825.2.27.7.4?end_date=31-12-1920&items_per_page=10&query=%22victoria+league%22%2B%22memorial%22&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1920

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19200827.2.119.1?end_date=31-12-1920&items_per_page=10&query=%22victoria+league%22%2B%22memorial%22&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1920

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19200818.2.75?end_date=31-12-1920&items_per_page=10&page=2&query=%22victoria+league%22%2B%22memorial%22&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1920

1. "New Zealand Wars Memorial". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 5 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)