Five school students who tearfully apologised to war veterans for worshipping Nazi symbols will now teach museum visitors about the Nazis' atrocities.

A group of students will apologise to staff at the Auckland War Memorial Museum and explain why they were saluting before Nazi symbols.

A group of students are facing disciplinary action after photos of them bowing down in front of Nazi regalia appeared on Facebook.

Sir Edmund Hillary's children say they may publish some of his diaries and family papers.