The world's first Anzac Day service was held on the 25th of April 1916 in the tiny settlement of Tinui, about 40 minutes' drive from Masterton. In 1914 there were more than 1000 single men in the area, many of whom volunteered to go to war.
These days there are only 18 permanent residents in Tinui, but this weekend hundreds will flock to the town to mark ANZAC Day and visit the memorial cross. Alan Emerson, the chair of the ANZAC trust committee, joins the show from Tinui.
Claire Bibby sent this stunning picture of the Anzac Cross at dawn in Tinui, Wairarapa. Photo: Supplied
