N AT ION AL CO MMEMO RATI O N ON T HE 101 ST ANNI VERSARY O F

T HE S IGN IN G O F THE ARMI STI CE

11 NOVEMBER 2019HALL OF MEMORIES

PUKEAHU NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL PARK WELLINGTON

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Armistice Day

11 November 2019 marks the centenary of Armistice Day, a commemoration that was first held in 1919 – one year after the Armistice that ended the First World War.

Four terrible years of war had ceased at 11.00am on 11 November 1918 – the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Although New Zealand was then in the midst of the influenza pandemic, when news of the Armistice reached our shores it was met with widespread thanksgiving and joyous noise:

“There were songs and cheers, miscellaneous pipings and blastings, and tootings and rattlings—a roaring chorus of gladsome sounds.” (Evening Post, Wellington, 12 November 1918.)

Though the Armistice signalled the end of hostilities, peace was not formally concluded until the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919, an occasion marked in New Zealand by three days of peace celebrations in late July. The first Armistice Day was observed on 11 November that year, when King George V called for people to observe a two-minute silence to remember the fallen.

New Zealanders would continue to feel the effects of the war long after the fighting ceased. Soldiers returning home had to reintegrate into civilian life and many required support to re-enter the workforce. Others continued to suffer from wounds and illness – whether physical or psychological – and required ongoing medical care. The hundreds of public memorials erected across the country to those who served and died also stand as a testament to the continued emotional impact of the war felt by New Zealand communities.

Armistice Day is a time to acknowledge the trauma and loss of the First World War, and all the subsequent wars and peacekeeping operations in which New Zealanders have been involved. As well as joining together in remembrance, it is an opportunity to reflect on and reaffirm our hopes for global peace and security.

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ORDER OF SERVICE

The Arrival 

Official guests are welcomed by Bernadette Cavanagh, Chief Executive, Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Rear Admiral Jack Steer ONZM (Rtd), Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association

The Honourable Kris Faafoi arrives and is welcomed

The Official Party then moves up to the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior

Respects paid at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior  As the Official Party pauses to pay their respects at the Tomb, Whakamaharatanga, the Remembrance Bell, is tolled four times

Karanga  Called by Pekaira Jude Rei, Te Āti Awa, supported by Peter Jackson, Taranaki Whānui, as the Official Party proceeds into the Hall of Memories

PLEASE STAND

Processional Led by Chaplain Class 3 Chris Purdie, New Zealand Defence Force, the Official Party processes into the Hall of Memories

The Peace Bell, Rangimārie, tolls eleven times

Two minute’s silence

New Zealand National Anthem 

The National Anthem is sung, led by Anon Vocal Ensemble

E Ihowā Atua, O ngā iwi mātou rā Āta whakarangona; Me aroha noa Kia hua ko te pai; Kia tau tō atawhai; Manaakitia mai Aotearoa

God of Nations at Thy feet, In the bonds of love we meet, Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land. Guard Pacific’s triple star From the shafts of strife and war, Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand

PLEASE BE SEATED

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Welcome Brodie StubbsMaster of CeremoniesManager Te Pae MaharaMinistry for Culture and Heritage

Opening Prayer Chaplain Class 3 Chris PurdieNew Zealand Defence Force

Opening AddressThe Honourable Kris FaafoiMinister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media

Poetry RecitationRosa CrawfordYear 10Wellington Girls' College

Ending SongAirini Beautrais

We who are weary, spent, in doubt,we who have hoped the world could be better,we who have opened the dreaded letter,whose brightest stars have been put out,pause at the news an end has come.We who have given, and shouldered so much,we who were shelled, and gassed, and shot,we who are dead, and we who are not:the empty sleeve, the patch, the crutch;blink as we slide into some strange dream. The trumpets blare, the whistles shrill,the band blasts out its wild refrain.There is dancing for joy, and dancing for pain,siren and signal and ringing bell,a surge of noise; a surging calm. Southern spring, a wind-blown sky,the orange-lit east, a fading gloom,a beating of feet on the drum of the womb,the orchard in leaf, the pastures high,the melting snow fills the swelling stream. Beyond this day when at last it is over,beyond the lantern, the firework, the flame,beyond each stone and each carven name,beyond the lives that will never recover,we will remember what we have come from

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Vocal ItemAnon Vocal Ensemble

Prayer of Remembrance

Laying of Wreaths  Wreaths are laid by the following:

The Honourable Kris Faafoi Minister of Broadcasting, Communiciations and Digital Mediaon behalf of the Government and People of New Zealand

His Excellency Mr Leasi Papali’i Tommy ScanlanHigh Commissioner Samoa and Dean of the Diplomatic Corpson behalf of the Diplomatic Corps

The Honourable Maggie Barryon behalf of the Opposition

Air Marshal Kevin Short Chief of Defence Force and Mrs Sherryll Short on behalf of members of the New Zealand Defence Force and their families

Councillor Nicola Youngon behalf of the City of Wellington

PHOTO: Armistice Day parade, Masterton, 1918. PAColl-5314-02.

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The Ode 

Warrant Officer Jack RudolphMāori Cultural AdvisorNew Zealand Defence Force

E kore rātou e koroheketia Pēnei i a tātou kua mahue nei E kore hoki rātou e ngoikore Ahakoa pēhea i ngā āhuatanga o te wā I te hekenga atu o te rā Tae noa ki te aranga mai i te ata Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou Response: Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou

Rear Admiral Jack Steer ONZM (Rtd)Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association

They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will will remember themResponse: We will remember them

Trevor Appleton on behalf of the Royal New Zealand Naval Association

Brent Smithon behalf of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Association

Rear Admiral Jack Steer ONZM (Rtd)on behalf of the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association Veterans and their families

Eve Shaw and Abhi Kaletla Mt Cook Schoolon behalf of the Youth of New Zealand

During the wreath laying Anon Vocal Ensemble sings from the rear of the Hall of Memories

PLEASE STAND

The Commemoration 

The Last Post 

The Bugler sounds “Last Post” Uniformed personnel salute The New Zealand flag is lowered to half-mast on the Forecourt

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One Minute’s Silence

The Rouse The Bugler sounds “Rouse” The New Zealand flag is raised to full mast head on the Forecourt

Benediction and Dismissal 

The Chaplain delivers the Benediction and Dismissal

Recessional Led by the Chaplain, the Official Party proceeds from the Sanctuary to the Foyer. The Honourable Kris Faafoi and Air Marshal Kevin Short are invited to sign the Visitors’ Book.

After pausing for introductions, The Honourable Kris Faafoi and Air Marshal Kevin Short proceed out to the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior

Floral tributes laid on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior

The Honourable Kris Faafoi and Air Marshal Kevin Short place ferns on the mantle of the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior Other members of the Official Party and other guests are invited to place poppies on the Tomb

The Departure 

The Official Party proceeds down the steps to Anzac Square, are farewelled and depart

This National Commemorative Service was arranged by the Visits and Ceremonial Office, Department of Internal Affairs, in partnership with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the New Zealand Defence Force, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Protocol Division), and the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association