Special Gallipoli 90th Anniversary Exhibitions

[Dave Homewood]

There are several special events being mounted this week and some going till May and beyond, around the country marking the 90th Anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. If you are local to any you may like to check them out. We'd love a full report with piccies if you do go please.

Bloody Gallipoli: 90th Anniversary Tribute Exhibition Auckland War Memorial Museum
15 April–22 May 2005
www.aucklandmuseum.com

Military Week @ Te Papa
Te Papa Museum of New Zealand
18–25 April 2005
www.tepapa.govt.nz

Military Week
NZ Army activities around Wellington
18–25 April 2005
www.nzdf.mil.nz

Gallipoli 1915: A Hill Too Far
Army Museum Waiouru
21 April 2005–April 2006
www.armymuseum.co.nz

Dr Chris Pugsley lecture series ‘ANZAC: The Cost to a Nation’
Nationwide
19 April–5 May 2005
www.nzdf.mil.nz

[turboNZ]

I went to Te Papa yesterday and looked at the Army display.
Out the front, there was an LAV111, and out the back they had a M113 APC, a Pinzgauer truck and a Scorpion Tank.
What was of note was that the APC was decked out in white UN colours with anti-RPG armour fitted.
Anyway, there were soldiers of which several I talked to about the displays.
They were very polite and more than willing to engage in conversation (to me and the public also).
Excellent stuff

Well done, NZ Army

Cheers
TNZ

[Dave Homewood]

Did you get any photos Chris?

What's a Pinzgauer truck? I know of the Unimogs and the larger Mercedes trucks the army has. Not heard of a Pinzgauer though. Are they new?

Great to hear we still have Scorpions too, I thought they were being phased out. I think the Territorials should get all the Scorpions and M113's when their replacement LAV's take over.

[turboNZ]

No sorry Dave didn't get any pics, it was more of a "what shall I do at lunchtime" thing.
Wish I had though

A Pinzgauer is the latest light operation truck to replace the aging Landies. Look quite neat too
army.mil.nz/?CHANNEL=Equipment&PAGE=Pinzgauer+Light+Operational+Vehicle

The Scorpion was a hard-case machine. One of the guys there was telling me that they recently entered it into a 4WD meeting in Auckland and it blitzed most of the 4WD vehicles !!!!

Cheers
Chris