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Anzac Day: How today unfolded
From Northland to Scott Base, people have gathered to commemorate Anzac Day. See how RNZ's coverage unfolded here.
Catriona Pennell - Messines and Ireland's fallen soldiers
Dr Catriona Pennell from Exeter University has studied the Irish experience of World War One. She is also an expert in how that war is understood by young people today. Audio
Tony Masters - The Western Front
New Zealand's First World War commemorations overseas this year will focus on the Western Front with Anzac Day ceremonies in France and Belgium marking the centenary of the battles of Messines and… Audio
Maartje Abbenhuis
Historians from all over the world, including New Zealand, have gathered in Wellington for 'Myriad Faces', a special conference at Te Papa which looks back at the legacy of 1917, a year which… Audio
ANZAC Day Dawn Service 2017
The Dawn Ceremony of Remembrance from the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in central Wellington presented by Philippa Tolley. Audio, Gallery
Airport-level security at Gallipoli for Anzac Day
New Zealanders attending Anzac commemorations at Gallipoli this year will face "incredibly tight" security after a warning terrorists could target the events.
Beating Retreat
The NZ Army Band conducted by Major Graham Hickman performs music for ANZAC Day. Passchendaele 12 Oct 1917 by Dwayne Bloomfield, followed by the traditional Beating Retreat ceremony. Audio
Forget Me Not
The Coronation Garden in Little River is a living memorial for local men who died in WWI and WWII. Designed by local nurseryman Bruce King, the garden is packed with perennials, rhododendrons, flaxes… Audio, Gallery
Rukuhia War Letters
Rukuhia Homestead is just south of Hamilton. It's been owned by the Glenn family since 1925 and when Val Glenn moved into what had been her grandparents house, she found a box of letters written… Audio
Anzac Day sporting events: Lest we forget the profits
Opinion - High-profile sports matches are becoming a regular feature of Anzac Day. Are they a cash grab or a true commemoration, asks Jamie Wall.
Poppy sellers without permits told to leave
Auckland Transport has apologised to RSA members kicked out of a train station for selling Anzac Day poppies without a permit.
New music for ANZAC Day
This weekend a new choral work by Auckland composer Janet Jennings will be given its NZ premiere at Holy Trinity Cathedral. ANZACs - A Generation Lost in Legend was created in response to the first… Audio
Good Sons - Greg Hall
Author Greg Hall has penned a book based on World War One and the stories of three young Oamaru men who answer the call of duty and find themselves on the dangerous front lines on the other side of… Audio
RSA won't be scared off by terrorism threat to Gallipoli
The National President of the RSA, BJ Clark, says he is "very saddened that ANZAC celebrations, or remembrances, would be targeted." But he says great shame if these threats put people off traveling… Audio
Govt warns of terrorism risk at Gallipoli Anzac Day
Terrorists could target this year's commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula, the government is warning.
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Reflections on Gallipoli
Stories and studies of war – a collection of interviews exploring the Gallipoli story from a variety of perspectives.
A century since Chunuk Bair
Marking the 100th anniversary of the battle at Chunuk Bair.
The conscientious objectors
Opposition to compulsory military training and conscription in New Zealand history.
Farthest Flung, Holding Tight
New Zealand, Empire and the Threat of War 1913-1914
Glory in their eyes
For many New Zealanders, Gallipoli was to be the biggest adventure of their lives. One that would cost many of them their lives.
World War One: Up Close and Personal
Events of 100 years ago are brought to vivid life by sound.
An Outbreak of War Commemorations
What is actually being commemorated in the ceremonies to mark WWI and are memories merging with myth.
The War Poets
A panel discussion about the poetry of the First World War.
Dispatches from The Front
Literary commentators Kate Camp, Harry Ricketts, Jane Stafford and Kate Hunter look at literature from the front lines.
WWI Book Club - Contemporary books
A panel discussion about contemporary literature dealing with the First World War.
Spectrum at War
First World War treasures from deep in the archives of Spectrum.
Farewell Zealandia
A musical record of people’s hopes and fears, sense of duty, loss and remembrance.
Archival audio supplied by Nga Taonga Sound and Vision.
