From our Reading Room

Grid: The Life and Times of First World War Fighter Ace Keith Caldwell by Adam Claasen

Heavy and Continuous Sacrifice: New Zealand, her Allies and the Second World War edited by Peter Cooke and John Crawford

This recently published collection of essays explores different aspects of New Zealand’s Second World War, including New Zealand airmen serving in Malaya and Singapore.

Remembering the Fallen: War Graves Week, 2021

This week is War Graves Week, a celebration of the amazing work done by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) in preserving the graves and memorials of service people around the world. The burial and commemoration of the dead of both world wars was a massive undertaking and their continued care by the Commission is a worldwide venture.

Cataloguing our Archives: Preparing for Research in the Future

From 1 May 2021, the Research Team will be suspending our free enquiry service until the end of the year. We think it is important to explain why we are taking this step and what we will be doing during this period.

‘Through Adversity to the Stars’

In this guest blog, Otago University postgraduate student Stacey Fraser discusses her experience using the Air Force Museum of New Zealand archives for her research into the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force.

“Send for the Artist…” by Paul Harrison with Maurice Conly

More than a library

Women at War by D.O.W. Hall

I Would Not Step Back by Hilary Pedersen and associated writers

The Flyer by Martin Francis