Anzac Day
ANZAC Day security
A plot to harm people at ANZAC Day commemorations in Melbourne has been foiled. There's a call for heightened security at shopping malls. How happy would you be to have your bag searched routinely? We… Audio
Poppies
In Australia the term BRANDZAC is being bandied about as many commercial entities cash-in on ANZAC Day. We talk to the RSA's David Moger about this and also what's in store for this year's Poppy Day… Audio
Campaign for NZ museum in France to honour war dead
Auckland military historian Herb Farrant is leading the campaign for a permanent memorial museum in the northern French town of Le Quesnoy to honor New Zealanders who served in Europe during both… Audio
Turkish province hosting Gallipoli commemorations
The Governor of the Turkish province where the Gallipoli campaign took place laid a wreath at the Ataturk Memorial in Wellington yesterday as the build-up to Anzac Day centenary commemorations… Audio
Terry King and the Anzac 100 Years 100 Horses Ride
Country musician, director and returned serviceman, Terry King from The Peaks in North Canterbury is organising a special Anzac day event called the Anzac 100 Years 100 Horses ride. Audio
Gallipoli music competition calls for NZ and Aus composers
A competition run by Radio New Zealand Concert and its trans-tasman counterpart, ABC Classic, is calling for New Zealand and Australian composers to create original works for next year's Anzac day. Audio
Call for war memorial for Pacific Anzacs
There's a call for Pacific island soldiers who fought in the First World War to be honoured alongside Anzac troops at New Zealand's main war memorials. Audio
Veterans' families unhappy to miss out on Gallipoli passes
The children of some Gallipoli veterans have been upset to learn that so many of them have missed out on passes to attend the 2015 commemoration in Turkey. Nine to Noon speaks with the Minister of… Audio
Commemorations in Gallipoli
This year almost 5000 people made the pilgrimage to Anzac Cove in Turkey to remember the campaign that claimed 120,000 lives. Audio
ANZAC Day Dawn Service 2014
The Dawn Ceremony of Remembrance from The Cenotaph, Wellington presented by Warwick Burke. Audio
The letters ANZAC soldiers sent from Gallipoli
Glyn Harper is a military historian and author who has collected and read hundreds of letters sent home by New Zealand soldiers at Gallipoli.. His book Jim's Letters is for children, and based on… Audio
Life in WW1 trenches brought to life for Anzac Day in Nelson
New Zealand's contribution to building mines in the trenches of the First World War is being brought to life in Nelson this weekend. Audio
Preparations under way in Gallipoli
Preparations are underway at Gallipoli for the Anzac Day services to be held there. Audio
Gallipoli Song
ANZAC day is coming up at the end of the week and more than sixty years ago, Lyttleton musician and photographer Jae Renaut attended his first dawn parade as a boy of seven. He's now recorded a song… Audio
ANZAC Day Maori TV Special
Nick Atkinson hung out at Maori Television as they filmed their ambitious ANZAC Concert featuring Hinewehi Mohi, The Four Sures and Will Crummer, who's joined on-stage by his daughter Annie. Tama… Audio
Gallipoli veteran's descendants to mark 2015 centenary
Anzac Day is just a little over three weeks away, but for 950 New Zealanders, it's next year's Anzac Day that's uppermost in their thinking. Audio
Ballot results announced for people to attend centenary
The winners of tickets to attend official centenary commemoration services at Gallipoli next year will have the news by now. Audio
Ballot to attend Gallipolli ceremony to be released today
Nineteen hundred people will get an official email today to say they can attend centenary commemorations at Gallipoli on Anzac Day next year. Audio
Ballot numbers likely to exceed supply for Anzac Day 2015
People wanting to visit Gallipoli on Anzac Day in 2015 to mark the centenary of the ill-fated First World War campaign will be able to put their names forward from today. Audio
Defence Force can be prosecuted over Anzac day crash
The way's been cleared for the sole survivor of the Anzac Day helicopter crash to prosecute the Defence Force, with a judge dismissing its reasons why the usual six month time limit on such… Audio