National Army Museum (New Zealand)

The Tears on Greenstone or Roimata Pounamu is a large wall made of greenstone. It serves as a memorial for the 30,000 plus service men and women who have sacrificed their lives for their country. The water cascading down the southern hemisphere's largest greenstone structure represents the tears of endless mourning, and is accompanied by an audio system reciting the names of the fallen. There is a touch screen near the Memorial where visitors can search for names of people lost in battle and hear those names read aloud. ==Kippenberger Research Library==

The Kippenberger Research Library houses a number of collections relating to New Zealand's military history. A large military library owned by Major General Kippenberger was purchased by the New Zealand Army in 1958 and is now housed within the Kippenberger Research Library itself. The library was opened on 24 March 1995 by Kippenberger's daughter, Mary Weston. ==Medals==

On display within the museum is a large collection of medals associated with the army. These include medals donated, loaned and others acquired from the families of those who served overseas. s at the entrance to the museum The medals stolen included nine Victoria Crosses: Brig Leslie Andrew, 1917; Sgt Keith Elliott, 1942; Capt Samuel Frickleton, 1917; (in addition to his Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal) Sgt John Gildroy Grant, 1918; Sgt John Daniel Hinton, 1941; Sgt Alfred Hulme, 1941; Maj Reginald Stanley Judson, 1918; Lt Col Harry John Laurent, 1918; and Capt Charles Upham, 1941–42 (both the VC and bar). Also stolen were two George Crosses: David Russell; Ken Hudson; and an Albert Medal: Randolph Ridling. It appears that the museum was previously holding 13 VCs, of which 2, those of Charles Upham and Percy Valentine Storkey, were on loan. There were four VCs not taken: Thomas Cooke, 1916; Bernard Diamond, 1857; William James Hardham, 1901; and Percy Valentine Storkey, 1918. ==See also==