12 Oct 2023

Bravery of kiwi soldiers honoured in France with museum opening

From Nights, 10:18 pm on 12 October 2023

The small French town of Le Quesnoy has been packed with New Zealanders for the opening of the New Zealand Liberation Museum - Te Arawhata. Dignitaries, descendants of Kiwi soldiers involved in the liberation of the French village of Le Quesnoy during World War One, donors who have supported the project, and members of the public, gathered to acknowledge a friendship that began more than 100 years ago. TV Producer Jude Dobson, is in France for the opening and has followed the journey of the development of the $15 million museum. She talks to Nights about the moment and why it's so important to honour the sacrifice of those men.