The World War II Collection
More than 140,000 New Zealanders served in World War ll; over 11,000 of them lost their lives. The war was near as well as far. The Pacific was a major part of the battle, and American soldiers were stationed in New Zealand from 1942. Published on 15 August 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of VJ (Victory over Japan) Day, The World War ll Collection serves as an on-screen remembrance. Archivist Clive Sowry writes here about some unsung names: the Kiwi cameramen who captured the war on film.
Weekly Review No. 249 - New Zealand and World War II
Short Film, 1946 (Full Length)
War Years
Film, 1983 (Full Length)
Our Day to Remember
Television, 2005 (Full Length)
The Years Back
Television, 1973
Weekly Review No. 195 - New Zealand Celebrates VE Day
Short Film, 1945 (Full Length)
Memories of Service
Web, 2015–2017
Tama Tū
Short Film, 2004 (Full Length)
Weekly Review No. 208 - VJ Day Celebrations
Short Film, 1945 (Full Length)
Lost in Libya
Television, 2009 (Excerpts)
Monte Cassino - 60 Years On
Television, 2004 (Full Length)
Weekly Review No. 140 - Easter Action on Bougainville
Short Film, 1944 (Full Length)
Nancy Wake: The White Mouse
Television, 2014 (Excerpts)
New Zealand Munitions
Short Film, 1941 (Full Length)
Loose Enz - Coming and Going
Television, 1982 (Full Length)
Weekly Review No. 200 - Flying Out from Germany
Short Film, 1945 (Full Length)
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Film, 1983 (Excerpts)
New Zealand is Ready
Short Film, 1941 (Full Length)
Weekly Review No. 204 - Civic Reception to Prime Minister Peter Fraser
Short Film, 1945 (Excerpts)
Our People Our Century - Families at War
Television, 2000 (Excerpts)
Over Here
Television, 1992 (Full Length)
Inside Out - Veterans Disabled by War
Television, 1999 (Full Length Episode)
Nola - Our Own New Zealand Girl
Television, 1985 (Full Length)
The Black Legacy
Television, 2014 (Full Length)
The Champion - First Episode
Television, 1989 (Full Length Episode)
Kiwis at War - Nancy Wake (Episode Two)
Television, 2006 (Full Length Episode)
Turangaarere: The John Pohe Story
Television, 2008 (Excerpts)
Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children
Short Film, 1944 (Full Length)
Behind Our Planes
Short Film, 1942 (Full Length)
A Soldier's Tale
Film, 1988 (Excerpts)
Sedition
Film, 2005 (Full Length)
Il Magiorre - My Father's War in Italy
Television, 2000 (Excerpts)
This is Your Life - Johnny Checketts
Television, 1990 (Full Length Episode)
This is Your Life - Nola Luxford
Television, 1985 (Full Length Episode)
Weekly Review No 138 - Women Truck Drivers
Short Film, 1944 (Full Length)
The Eventful Years
Short Film, 1958 (Full Length)
Return from Crete
Short Film, 1941 (Full Length)
Weekly Review No. 183
Short Film, 1945 (Full Length)
War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us
Film, 1995 (Full Length and Trailer)
Weekly Review No. 206 - Danger in Trieste
Short Film, 1945 (Full Length)
Pictorial Parade No. 36
Short Film, 1955 (Full Length)
The Last Tattoo
Film, 1994 (Excerpts)
Fade Away
Che Fu, Music Video, 2002
Sparrow
Short Film, 2017 (Full Length)
Pictorial Parade No. 129 - Twenty One Years
Short Film, 1962 (Full Length)
Weekly Review No. 258 - Civvy Street
Short Film, 1946 (Full Length)