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Remembering Passchendaele through music
Composer and musician Peter Hobbs has released the single '300 Yards Of Ground' to commemorate the centenary of the battle of Passchendaele – one of the worst days in New Zealand military history. Video
Making a century-old war relevant today
Auckland War Memorial Museum is about to unveil its new gallery, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. Pou Kanohi New Zealand at War is making history. It's the first… Audio, Gallery
Poppies and Pohutukawa
Chris Mullane joins Kathryn Ryan to discuss The Battle of Passchendaele centenary commemorations, and his work making sure modern day veterans are being supported. Audio
Epidemic: the story of Robert Logan
Can you imagine if 20 per cent of the people you know suddenly died? How would you feel if the people in charge blocked doctors from helping them? For Samoans in 1918 this wasn't a hypothetical… Audio
Nuhaka Dreaming 3: Dads didn’t talk of the war in the 1950s
John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Video, Audio
The NZ connection to the Bulford Kiwi
Our guest Colleen Brown is going to be talking about The Bulford Kiwi. The Kiwi was constructed on Beacon Hill overlooking Sling Camp (now gone), part of Bulford Camp, during the occupation of the… Audio
Waiouru's army museum visitor numbers on rise
The National Army Museum in Waiouru says visitor numbers and enquiries are up, as the country commemorates the centenary of World War I.
A leg and boot: The battle of Messines
The discovery of an Anzac soldier's boots and foot bones six years ago at the WWI Battle of Messines site in Belgium inspired Dr Jeff McNeill to learn more and he's on tonight's show to talk about his… Audio
Veterans' farm has done its job now return it - iwi
A farm set up to help Māori veterans from World War I has done its job and the land should be given back, a marae in Wairoa says.
Whanganui residents in limbo after report
The residents of 100 homes on Whanganui's Anzac Parade face an uncertain future after a new report suggested removing the properties from the flood-prone street. Video, Audio
Feedback: Margery Renwick
After hearing last week's feature about the Anzac Day service in the small town of Wimbledon, Margery Renwick wrote in. Her father was a school teacher there in the 1920s, and he and her mother used… Audio
Tempers flare ahead of Anzac Test
A war of words is breaking out off the league field ahead of tonight's final Anzac match between the Kiwis and the Kangaroos. Australia's coach has claimed NZ is nowhere to be seen in Canberra in the… Audio
Wearing medals that aren't yours
Should a man who wore bravery medals to an ANZAC service be punished? Audio
Peaceful protest stirs ANZAC day dissent
One boy grabbed the media’s attention by confronting peaceful protesters on camera at an Anzac Day service in Wellington. But Bill English made no headlines when he gave voice to a prominent pacifist… Audio
Piet Chielens - In Flanders Fields
Piet Chielens is director of the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres, Belgium. His team at the musuem are currently working on commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele.
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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.