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Southland community leader wins 2016 Anzac Award
A former midwife who has lived in Mataura for 33 years has received the 2016 Anzac Award for "ordinary people doing extraordinary things". Audio
Elizabeth Kerr reviews 'Spirit of Anzac: Voices from the Field'
Elizabeth Kerr reviews the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra concert Spirit of Anzac: Voices from the Field conducted by Hamish McKeich. It features music by Australian Frederick Septimus Kelly and… Audio
Stephanie Simpson's 2016 Winning Speech
As the 2016 winner of the RSA Cyril Bassett VC Speech Competition, Stephanie Simpson of Marlborough Girls' College will be presenting that speech again at the service of remembrance on Gallipoli later… Video, Audio
Teen offenders' Anzac ties on display
Teenage criminals doing a community rehabilitation programme in Wellington are discovering personal ties to Anazc day through art.
This Anzac Day marks 100 years since the beginning
Anzac Day is almost upon us, and this year marks a century since the very first Anzac Day. Audio
Frederick KELLY: Elegy for Strings, In Memoriam Rupert Brooke
Strings of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
George BUTTERWORTH: A Shropshire Lad
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
Ross HARRIS: Symphony No 2
Soprano Madeleine Pierard with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Video, Audio
Madeleine Pierard feels the Spirit of Anzac
Tonight Wellington audiences have a rare chance to hear award winning composer Ross Harris' 'Symphony No 2' performed by The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and soprano Madeleine Pierard, for whom it… Audio
Sound Archives - Sarah Johnston
In the lead up to Anzac Day on Monday the researchers at Nga Taonga Sound & Vision have been busy preparing more sound recordings and film footage about World War I to go on their website 'Anzac… Audio
Kiwis urged to volunteer on Anzac Day
New Zealanders are being asked to volunteer an hour of their time on Anzac Day to help their local community.
RSAs hope to claw back fees after law change
RSAs which have paid for a special liquor licence they no longer need will have to apply to individual councils to get their money back.
RSAs no longer need special licence for Anzac Day tipple
RSAs are applauding politicians for unanimously passing a law that means they'll no longer have to pay hundreds of dollars a year to serve alcohol on Anzac Day morning. Audio
RSA bill example of 'flawed' liquor act
A member's bill should never have been needed to allow RSAs to serve alcohol on Anzac day without paying hefty fees, some political parties argue.
Law allows RSA to serve rum on ANZAC day without licence
RSAs will be able to serve people a tot of rum with their bacon and eggs this Anzac day without an expensive licence after a member's bill was unanimously passed. Audio
Featured
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.
