World War I

When our Gallipoli soldiers landed at the historically significant site they occasionally paused to admire the sunsets, birds and flowers; and to souvenir treasures Audio

Very few WWII veterans remain, but Auckland War Memorial Museum says if anything, there's been a surge of interest in looking at our wartime history. Audio

There was a time when Mudlark-artist Nicola White was part of the high-pressure banking world in London, but she reached a point in her life when she wanted to do something she was really passionate… Audio

In the wake of the coronavirus out of Wuhan, China, Edinburgh-based GP and writer Dr. Gavin Francis insists we are getting better and better at controlling these things, but he is adamant there will… Audio

It’s the war that claimed more New Zealand lives than any other. It’s also the event that’s often claimed as the "foundational moment” where we “became a nation”. But is that really true? In this… Audio

Butter, golden syrup and coconut are key ingredients of the quintessential Anzac biscuit - but also key to debunking some of the myths surrounding its origin. Audio

Historian Herb Farrant talks about why a museum in the French town of Le Quesnoy has been such a mission. November 4 marks one of the final commemorative events of World War I - other than Armistice… Audio

November 4 is a special date for a little town in France called Le Quesnoy and for the people who liberated it - the New Zealanders. Military historian Christopher Pugsley has written a book called Le… Audio, Gallery

The first World War is familiar territory to Paul Turner, founder of the music collective Ceol Manawatu. He talks about the history of one of the band's songs - the Maunganui Duff. Audio

We may have been the first country to give women the vote, but the New Zealand women who served in WWI as doctors, ambulance drivers and munitions workers have largely been left out of our written… Audio

The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra's concert 'Gallipoli to the Somme' recorded in October 2016, contains the première of Anthony Ritchie's oratorio 'Gallipoli to the Somme'. Also included are other works… Audio