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New Zealand Army Corporal Paddy Whare discovered her great grandfather's service in two world wars almost by chance. Audio

Matthew Sunderland is an Aotearoa New Zealand screen actor whose characters often turn up unexpectedly, in unexpected places. Ever since playing gunman David Gray - the man who killed 13 residents in… Audio

For his 2022 Lilburn Lecture, composer and Arts Laureate Ross Harris dove deep into his own musical past, sharing colourful snapshots from his life and career. Audio

Two First World War soldiers have emerged from the remnants of a dying redwood at a fork in the road in rural Hawkes Bay. The massive sculpture is a tribute not just to those who went to war from… Audio

Weta Workshop has teamed up with the New Zealand Memorial Museum Trust - Le Quesnoy to re-create a pivotal moment in our WW1 history - in Le Quesnoy itself. Trustee Jude Dobson talks to Wallace about… Audio

Military historian Herb Farrant has done a lot of detective work both here and in Europe to uncover the stories of the men and women who died as a result of The Great War, many of whom were not… Audio

A community charity group is fighting plans by a religious trust to sell off St David's Church in central Auckland.  Paul Baragwanath is the Chair of the Friends of St David's Trust, and explains the… Audio

A series of three features about the NZEF during WWI created by Christchurch writer, Robyn Anderson, and drawing on personal war diaries of two soldiers, William Anderson and Eric Ryburn. Gallery

There is in fact a lot of war at Parliament, and not just at question time. Somewhere there’s probably a sword, after-all there’s a mace and a mighty pen.  Audio

Soldiers Without Guns is a documentary about how the NZ Defence Force helped bring peace to Bougainville at the end of a bloody decade long civil war, armed with guitars, waiata, and wahine. Video, Audio

British folksters The Unthanks have released an EP of songs setting texts by poets from the time of World War 1. William Dart listens to these and other songs inspired by The Great War. Video, Audio

Just before starting this summer show we found out about a project by the historian and writer Jock Phillips. He's writing a book about the social history of New Zealand, embodied in 100 objects. He… Audio

At 11am this Sunday people around the world will mark 100 years since the end of World War I, with a two-minute silence to acknowledge the immense loss and hardship endured throughout the war.  Audio, Gallery

Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney reports from Le Quesnoy on the emotional centenary commemorations held in the northern French town saved by Kiwi soldiers near the end of World War One, with the… Audio

For 100 years my Uncle Syd’s remains have been lying in row B, grave 23, of a little cemetery in the northeastern French town of Le Quesnoy, writes Penny Mackay.

A massive tapestry telling the stories of injured First World War New Zealand soldiers and medical staff at the Mount Felix Hospital in the UK, is about to go on display over here. Also making the… Audio

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

Dunedin writer Paddy Richardson is an established crime writer - but her 7th novel you'll find in the "Historical New Zealand fiction section" of your local bookshop, library or online site. Audio