Anzac
Elizabeth Kerr reviews 'Spirit of Anzac: Voices from the Field'
Elizabeth Kerr reviews the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra concert Spirit of Anzac: Voices from the Field conducted by Hamish McKeich. It features music by Australian Frederick Septimus Kelly and… Audio
Frederick KELLY: Elegy for Strings, In Memoriam Rupert Brooke
Strings of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
George BUTTERWORTH: A Shropshire Lad
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
Ross HARRIS: Symphony No 2
Soprano Madeleine Pierard with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Video, Audio
Madeleine Pierard feels the Spirit of Anzac
Tonight Wellington audiences have a rare chance to hear award winning composer Ross Harris' 'Symphony No 2' performed by The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and soprano Madeleine Pierard, for whom it… Audio
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
Diggers outraged by axing of Lone Pine service
The Australian government says it will no longer conduct annual Anzac commemoration services at Lone Pine, the scene of a rare victory for Australian troops during the ill-fated Dardanelles campaign. Audio
ANZAC war graves desecrated in UK
Vandals have attacked an important cemetery in the United Kingdom for Australian and New Zealand casualties of the First World War. Audio
Country Comes To Town
Cosmo Kentish-Barnes is at the Canterbury A&P Show where he discovers duck herding, visits a sheep maternity ward, wanders through "Camp Gallipoli" and finds out about the Canterbury excavator… Audio, Gallery
Kiwis could get Australian citizenship more easily - PM
The Prime Minister is optimistic that Australia will make it easier for New Zealanders to become citizens, following a meeting with his trans-Tasman counterpart yesterday.
Puppets: More than child's play
Puppets are more than simply child's play, according to Jim Richards and Bridgette Murphy who work with community groups, schools and organisations around New Zealand making giant puppets and other… Audio
Indigenous and Pacific Experiences in WWI
Indigenous and Pacific Experiences in WWI The First World War had a great impact on many communities and cultures in the South Pacific region. As part of Te Papa's Conflict and Identity research… Audio
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
Southern theatre and Chunuk Bair
South Island theatre director of a new production of Once on Chunuk Bair by Maurice Shadbolt, which is being staged at the Air Force Museum in Christchurch, to coincide with the 100-year anniversary… Audio
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
Service in Gallipoli 'incredibly poignant'
New Zealanders who travelled to Gallipoli for yesterday's Anzac Day services say the trip was well worth it. Audio
The effect of War - Puawai Cairns
On April 18th the exhibition Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War opened at Te Papa, the National Museum in Wellington. As part of the curatorial team, Puawai Cairns has researched the lives of the some of… Audio
Helene Leaf and Anania Wikaira
In the Far North, Captain Harding Leaf is quite legendary. He fought in the first World War at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. An athletic man who also was known for his keen sense of humour, he… Audio
Gallipoli, a Turkish perspective
Nejat Kavvas has lived in New Zealand for close to 40-years and is a former Turkish honorary consul to this country. He says a century on the Gallipoli campaign has brought the two countries closer… Audio
The Centenary of Gallipoli Landings
Philippa Tolley follows the days events in Gallipoli and assesses their impact. Audio