He Pou Aroha Community Cenotaph

At CHB Settlers Museum

13 March – 13 June 2016

He Pou Aroha Community Cenotaph provides portable digital access to Online Cenotaph using innovative purpose-built digitisation kiosks at a range of locations throughout New Zealand.

Online Cenotaph is a comprehensive online hub for stories of New Zealand service personnel; Containing the records of approximately 140,000 men and women who served for New Zealand from the 19th Century through to today, Auckland Museum is requesting the help of communities throughout New Zealand to enhance these records further.

He Pou Aroha Community Cenotaph provides portable digital access to Online Cenotaph using innovative purpose-built digitisation kiosks. The digitisation kiosks allow you to search Online Cenotaph, lay a virtual poppy against a specific person's name and contribute additional information to the database. Each kiosk contains an object photo booth that enables you to digitise your family's war related items such as medals, diaries, letters and more. The digitised objects are uploaded to the relevant service person's Online Cenotaph record for the world to see and future generations to remember.

The kiosks will be placed in a number of locations throughout the country during the centenary commemorative period. View the event listings below to see details of when and where they're available.

MOTAT, Auckland – 28 November - 20 December 2015

National Library of New Zealand, Wellington – 28 November 2015 - 15 January 2016

The Treasury, Thames – 30 November 2015 - 21 March 2016

National Army Museum, Waiouru – 11 December 2015 - 21 February 2016

Waihi Memorial RSA – 22-23 January 2016

Waihi Library – 22 January - 26 February 2016

Paeroa Library – 29 February - 1 April 2016

Ngatea Library – 4 April - 5 May 2016

Central Hawke's Bay Settlers Museum, Waipawa – 13 March - 13 June 2016

Kumeu Showgrounds – 12-13 March 2016

           Link:-   http://events.ww100.govt.nz/2016/he-pou-aroha-community-cenotaph-discoveryourconnection/waipawa