Projects of National Significance

Location / Project / Client Name / Project Cost / Approved Amount
Palmerston North / A contribution towards a series of volumes on the history of World War One / Massey University Foundation / $4,676,714.00 / $500,000.00

Community projects

Location / Project / Client Name / Project Cost / Approved Amount
Te Puke / Publication of a local history recording stories of soldiers listed on the Te Puke World War One Memorial / Te Puke Memorial Hall Society Inc / $10,095.00 / $4,348.00
Levin / Research and writing of an historical publication on the Horowhenua district's World War One dead / Horowhenua District War Memorials Project Committee / $8,300.00 / $5,000.00
Dunedin / Research and writing of an historical publication on the foundation and history of the Dunedin Montecillo War Veterans Home and Hospital / Montecillo Trust / $6,970.00 / $5,000.00
Bulls / Enhance access and presentation of the Museum's Mounted Rifle and World War One displays / Bulls & District Historical Society Inc / $8,978.00 / $6,896.00
Oamaru / To re-engrave commemorative plaques with the names of remembered soldiers and to erect information panels at each of five North Otago war memorial oak tree groves / Memorial Oaks Committee / $7,831.00 / $6,810.00
Whangarei / Field of Remembrance commemorational activities prior to ANZAC day 2014 / Whangarei Returned Services Association Trust / $55,000.00 / $7,471.00
Whangarei / Creation of five outdoor floral carpets to commemorate World War One / Whangarei Art Museum Management Group / $18,097.00 / $11,977.00
Queenstown / To build a roll of honour and erect a statue on the Queenstown Memorial Centre as part of the upgrade of the facility / Queenstown Lakes District Council / $16,237.00 / $16,237.00
Dunedin / To restore and improve the Queens Gardens (including Cenotaph) in preparation for World War One Commemorative events / Dunedin City Council - City Development / $35,000.00 / $20,000.00
Kaitaia / Restoration of the Kaitaia World War One Memorial / Far North Regional Museum / $42,762.00 / $30,000.00
Auckland / Website enhancement of World War One material on the War Graves Trust website / New Zealand War Graves Trust / $84,800.00 / $53,800.00
Whakatane / Digitisation of collections of images relating to the World War One period / Whakatane District Museum and Gallery / $175,540.00 / $75,540.00
Invercargill / Development of World War One memorial condition / conservation reports for ten memorials of regional significance in Southland / Venture Southland / $85,000.00 / $85,000.00
Tauranga / To create an adaptable and mobile world War One related exhibition space and exhibition programme / Tauranga City Council / $408,366.00 / $118,336.00
Wellington / To carry out a film and audio recording research, repatriation, digitisation and access project to mark the 100th anniversary of World War One / The New Zealand Film Archive / $510,000.00 / $313,750.00
Whanganui / Restoration of World War One memorial to Maori soldiers in Moutoa Gardens (Pakaitore) Historic Reserve / Pakaitore Historic Reserve Board / $521,990.00 / $431,980.00