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'Gunfire' breakfast bill passed by Parliament
A bill allowing the Returned and Services Association to serve a tot of rum during Anzac Day breakfast has been passed by Parliament.
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Measuring the ANZACs
New Zealand's First World War history texts about Gallipoli will have to be rewritten - we now know that there were twice as many soldiers there than we believed. It reminds us that despite all the… Audio
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Research doubles the number of NZ soldiers at Gallipoli
New research has officially doubled the number of New Zealanders who fought at Gallipoli. Audio
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War Report 66 - 13 December 2015
An extract from Cecil Malthus' book "Anzac, a Retrospect" describing the beginning of the evacuation from the Dardanelles and recollections from Sir William Cunningham and Sir Ernest Harston. Jim Meek… Audio
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War Report 65 - 6 December 2015
An unusual newspaper advertisement from December, 1915. Recorded in old age, William Meldrum recalls his 8 months at Gallipoli. Reports of individual soldiers and their progress being a large part of… Audio
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Remembering World War I Marquette nurses
Ten World War I New Zealand nurses, who died after their ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat, are being commemorated this weekend.
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Memorial arch fixed but still off-limits
After about $6.7 million and two-and-a-half years, Christchurch's Triumphal Arch has been repaired - but it's not yet open to the public.
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War Report 57 -11 October 2015
A letter from a wounded New Zealander serving with the Australian Forces and frustration in New Zealand about having no news of what was happening with providing graves for New Zealanders killed at… Audio
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Remembrance march marks 100 years
More than 200 people are marching over the Rimutaka Hill Road this morning in remembrance of WW1 soldiers who made the same journey 100 years ago.
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WW1 soldier's march over Rimutakas to be re-enacted
Two hundred and thirty people will march from Featherston over the Rimutaka Hill on Sunday to mark one hundred years since soliders in the First World War took the route to go to war. Audio
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Chunuk Bair fallen remembered at Gallipoli
The nearly 900 New Zealanders who lost their lives in the Battle of Chunuk Bair have been remembered in a centennial service at the Gallipoli site.
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Chunuk Bair: Soldiers on both sides honoured
Hundreds of people gathered in Wellington this afternoon to remember those who lost their lives at the Battle for Chunuk Bair - on both sides of the conflict.
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'They gallantly attacked across an open space'
On the 100th anniversary of the attack on Chunuk Bair, New Zealanders head to Gallipoli to remember the fierce fighting.
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Indigenous and Pacific Experiences in the First World War
Wallace hosts a panel to explore the experiences of indigenous and Pacific soldiers in the First World War: how and why they got involved in the war; their experience of conflict overseas, and; how… Audio, Gallery
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Telling the story of 'Johnny Enzed'
The stories of 2000 New Zealand soldiers who fought in WWI have been published in a new book marking the centenary of the Great War. Audio
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Kaumātua honour Māori soldiers at Gallipoli
Over 450 kaumātua kapa haka performers - with an average age of 85 - are taking part in a special ceremony this weekend in Wellington.
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One Woman, One Ambulance, WWI
She was a young New Zealander driving a big old ambulance during World War One in Britain. Deborah Taylor was one only a few colonials doing that job, and a woman who was prepared to get her hands… Audio
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Rosalyn Anderson: Royal New Zealand Ballet
Rosalyn Anderson was part of the original team of repetiteurs for Jirí Kylián's 'Soldiers' Mass' with the Netherlands Dance Theatre. She's currently working with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, who… Audio
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War Report - 10 May 2015
An unidentified veteran remembers the first weeks on Gallipoli, avoiding Turkish fire and taking two days to dig a two-foot trench. Newspaper stories tell of casualties. Audio
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Unknown Anzacs - Cook Islanders at war
Hundreds of Cook Islands soldiers enlisted for the First World War but their contribution has never been officially recognised by the New Zealand government they worked for. Daniela Maoate-Cox… Audio
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Unknown Anzacs - Cook Islanders at war
Hundreds of Cook Islands soldiers enlisted for the First World War but their contribution has never been officially recognised by the New Zealand government they worked for. Daniela Maoate-Cox…
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100 Years 100 Horses
The Anzac Day remembrance in North Canterbury celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. At dawn a company of 100 horses and riders dressed in replica World War I uniforms rode in… Audio
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100 Years 100 Horses
The Anzac Day remembrance in North Canterbury celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. At dawn a company of 100 horses and riders dressed in replica World War I uniforms rode in…
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Glory in their Eyes
For many New Zealanders, Gallipoli was to be the biggest adventure of their lives. To them fighting for King and Country was a calling and an honour, fresh-faced young men with glory in their eyes set… Audio, Gallery
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Anzac Day: Nation pays its respects
Services around the country have been held to mark 100 years since the Gallipoli campaign, with tens of thousands turning out to remember those who died far from home. Video, Audio
