Auckland Museum has taken care that the names on the Rolls of Honour are correct. However there may be some historical inaccuracies or oversights that require attention.
In the Colours Gallery you can discover the meaning of the beautiful stained glass, inscriptions, Rolls of Honour and other architectural details which adorn and sanctify our building.
The Holocaust Gallery was developed with the support of Auckland's Jewish community and tells the story of the Holocaust through artifacts, photographs and the personal stories of refugees who came to New Zealand.
The Pou Kanohi gallery is a place to learn about New Zealand’s unique story of war and reflect on why, 100 years later, it still matters.
Our Memorial Discovery Centre, Pou Maumahara, is a place for visitors to research and make personal discoveries about New Zealand servicemen and women.
These galleries present the human cost of war. They cover the New Zealand Wars, the Anglo-Boer War, the First and Second World Wars, the Asian conflicts and our armed forces involvement in recent United Nations peacekeeping missions.
The Spitfire was the favourite fighter aircraft of New Zealand and British fighter pilots in World War Two.
Inscribed on the walls of the World War One Hall of Memories are the 7297 names of New Zealanders from the Auckland Province who died in the First World War. Almost a third of them have no known grave.
Auckland War Memorial Museum was originally built after World War One to commemorate Auckland's war dead. After World War Two, it was decided to expand the war memorial to honour all of Auckland province's fallen soldiers. The additions would include new Halls of Memory to remember the 11,671 men and women killed in the Second World War.
The Zero aeroplane is an iconic Second World War object which many Museum visitors come to see. It is displayed in its own gallery that has viewing platforms from which visitors can have a bird's-eye-view of the plane.
Standing on consecrated ground in the Court of Honour in front of Auckland War Memorial Museum, the Auckland Cenotaph has been at the centre of commemorative events since 1929.