Friday 3 September will be the first official New Zealand Merchant Navy Day. The purpose of Merchant Navy Day is to recognise the merchant seamen who risked their lives during the war transporting troops, military equipment and cargo around the world and to remember those who lost their lives during this conflict.

To mark this special day, we will be having a full day of activity here at Voyager.

Remembrance Service: The day will begin with a Remembrance Service at 8.30am in the Edmiston Gallery. The service will be very kindly officiated by Reverend Bill Law, Chaplain Auckland Merchant Navy Association and will include the presentation and blessing of a wreath to be hung in Oceans Apart. On arrival you will also be greeted by our very own resident Piper John Downie.

I would like to extend a formal invitation to all of you to attend this service, as a mark of respect for the huge sacrifices made by our merchant seamen during World War 2.

Throughout the rest of the day we will have supporting activity including Merchant Navy specific tours (at 10.30 am and 1.00 pm) and hosting within the Oceans Apart gallery. My thanks to Barry Parsons for his work on this.

I hope that you can join us here at Voyager to mark this important day.

Kind Regards,

Paul Evans

Chief Executive Officer

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