<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5700.6" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> Welcome to the NZHistory.net.nz newsletter, 4 October 2007 To mark the 90th anniversary of the Passchendaele offensive we've launched a <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4720">major new feature</A> in which we explore the impact on New Zealanders of one of the First World War’s most tragic battles. The feature covers a broad range of topics, with particular emphasis on the social effects of what is widely considered our worst military defeat: THE BELGIUM BATTLES Find out about the main actions New Zealanders took part in: <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4743">Messines</A>, <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4744">Passchendaele</A> and <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4745">Polderhoek</A> THE HUMAN IMPACT Find out how the war impacted <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4739">on a school</A>, the <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4737">All Blacks</A> and <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4738">a family who lost three brothers in one week</A>. CONDITIONS AT THE FRONT Find out about <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4822">life in the trenches</A> and the terrible memories of those who were charged with <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4822">helping the wounded</A> AT HOME Find out about <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4733">fund-raising and support for Belgium </A>and the ways we have <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/4735">remembered those who were killed</A> FOR TEACHERS We have provided some <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/node/5136">ideas for social studies and history teachers</A> and specific activities for NCEA level 2 history The site includes film clips, oral histories with veterans who were there, interactive slide shows of contemporary images (many never before published) and graphs and maps. You can find all of these by exploring the <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media_gallery/tid/1563">Media gallery page</A>. There is a lot here, so we hope you can take the time to look around. We welcome your <A href="http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/feedback">feedback</A> on this feature or anything else about the site (including letting us know when we have made errors or something is not working). NZHistory.net.nz team  </BODY></HTML>