National Army Museum
The National Army Museum is the museum of the New Zealand Army. It was formerly known as the Queen Elizabeth II Army Memorial Museum. It is located on State Highway One, on the southern side of the small military town of Waiouru.Photo: Stagking, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Waiouru, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Army Museum Waiouru”, “National Army Museum (N.Z.)”, “National Army Museum Te Mata Toa”, “National Army Museum Waiouru”, and “NZ National Army Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waiouru Military Camp.
Waiouru Military Camp
Military installation
Photo: New Zealand Defence Force, CC BY 2.0.
Waiouru Military Camp is a camp of the New Zealand Army in the central North Island of New Zealand near Waiouru. All New Zealand Army soldiers complete their initial basic training, the All Arms Recruit Course, at Waiouru Military Camp. Waiouru Military Camp is situated 1½ km northeast of National Army Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waiouru and Tangiwai.
Waiouru
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Waiouru is a small town in the Ruapehu District, in New Zealand's Manawatū-Whanganui region. It is located on the south-eastern North Island Volcanic Plateau, 130 km north of Palmerston North and 25 kilometres south-east of Mount Ruapehu.
Tangiwai
Locality
Tangiwai is a 2,696.66-square-kilometre census area and a small rural community in the Ruapehu District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. Tangiwai is situated 7 km west of National Army Museum.
National Army Museum
- Categories: military museum, national museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ruapehu District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-39.4813° or 39° 28′ 53″ southLongitude
175.67011° or 175° 40′ 12″ eastOpen location code
4VGQGM9C+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 139076712OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3330644
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Maori—“National Army Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “新西蘭國家軍事博物館”
- French: “musée militaire de Nouvelle-Zélande”
- French: “Musée national de l’armée néo-zélandaise”
- Japanese: “ニュージーランド陸軍博物館”
- Japanese: “国立軍事博物館 (ニュージーランド)”
- Japanese: “国立陸軍博物館 (ニュージーランド)”
- Maori: “Te Mata Toa”
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