Winning the peace

See the changes that took place in NZ following World War II and how they transformed the Kiwi way of life forever.
Between July 1945 and March 1946, 73,000 men and women came home from serving in the War overseas.
Upon their return a number of astonishing developments were made including a total re-construction of the roading system in Auckland, the first automatic traffic lights were installed and a Royal Commission in favour of building the Harbour Bridge was passed.
In this new exhibition, notice the change in social structure in NZ once the war was over as women who had stayed behind and adapted to masculine war time roles returned to their jobs as mothers and homemakers.
With a variety of displays on-show such as the Bedford Truck and NZ wartime uniforms and medals, this is the perfect exhibition to get kids interested in NZ’s history and post-war developments.
On now until December 2010 at MOTAT, Great North Road, Western Springs, Auckland.