Thursday, 11 March 2021, 1:45 pm
New Zealand will mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival
of Jayforce in Japan following the end of the Second World
War, through a National Commemoration on Friday 19 March,
announced Tamsin Evans, Deputy Chief Executive Delivery at
Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage
today. The national commemoration will take place at
Pukeahu National War Memorial Park and will be attended by a
number of dignitaries, including the Governor-General Rt Hon
Dame Patsy Reddy, Minister of Defence Hon Peeni Henare and
Minister for Veterans Hon Meka Whaitiri. The service
will be especially poignant as a number of veterans who