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First World War Memorial Beacon

War memorial in Auckland, New Zealand

  • Heritage NZ List — Category 1 Historic Place
  • 2 km from you
First World War Memorial Beacon, Auckland, New Zealand (renovated and relocated next to Ferry Building)

First World War Memorial Beacon, Auckland, New Zealand (renovated and relocated next to Ferry Building). Photograph by Itineris55, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Listed as: Heritage NZ List — Category 1 Historic Place.

The story

The First World War Memorial Beacon is a war memorial on Quay Street in Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. New Zealand's first built World War I memorial, it was first unveiled in 1915, before being lost in the 1960s. It was rediscovered and restored in 1999–2000, at which time it was placed outside the New Zealand Maritime Museum. It was further restored in 2021–2022 and returned to its original, and present, location. The memorial was designated a category 1 historic place by Heritage New Zealand in 2023.

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