Poppy Places

The Poppy Places Trust’s request that we help identify, mark and tell the stories of streets and other memorials to those who have served New Zealand overseas in the military gives us the opportunity to find out some fascinating stories of love, loss, bravery and honour.

A wide range of likely “Poppy Places” in the Hastings area have been identified, on www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/hastings-poppy-places and interested members of the public, family or friends of those honoured and Council staff are working together to develop the stories and register them with the Poppy Places Trust – www.poppyplaces.nz.

Anyone who would like to know more or to help with research is welcome to contact Council on poppyplaces@hdc.govt.nz or phone 871 5000 and talk to Cherie. The library also has a host of research material and stories for those who want to know more about this chapter of our history and has created a database of Hawke’s Bays’ fallen soldiers that people can search at www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/anzac.

Books and resources that might help anyone interested…

The Western Front Diaries

Holding on to Home

Passport to Hell

1915: wounds of War

Johnny Enzed