Gallipoli

One hundred years ago this week, the New Zealanders still grimly hanging onto the slopes of Gallipoli, were dealt yet another blow. After enduring a summer of searing heat, with vast swarms of flies… Audio

Why does Gallipoli loom so large in the imagination of Australians and New Zealanders? What are the realities and the myths? Kim Hill discusses these questions with historians Dr Christopher Pugsley… Audio, Gallery

Music Director of the Choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul previews concert marking the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair. Audio

NZ Trio cellist Ashley Brown talks about performing Chris Cree Brown's new work commemorating the horrific battles in Gallipoli at Q theatre this Sunday. Audio

This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the battle at Chunuk Bair, and perhaps the best known New Zealander to serve at Gallipoli, and fall during that campaign, is Lieutenant Colonel William… Audio

Soprano Madeleine Pierard sings this weekend along with The Choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair, fought at Gallipoli in the First… Audio

A lucky guy whose job is also his hobby, Gavin McLean is a senior historian for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. He talks about New Zealand's hospital ships in the First World War. Audio, Gallery

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

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

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

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

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

Philippa Tolley follows the days events in Gallipoli and assesses their impact. Audio

The curator of Te Papa's Gallipoli exhibition, Kirstie Ross, casts a critical eye on the accepted wisdom of what Anzac day is all about. Audio

Georgina Lomax-Sawyers was a finalist in the Cyril Bassett VC Speech Competition and is head girl of Buller High School in Westport. Harlem Numanga Richards is an 18 year old fire technician, he won… Audio

Turkish ambassador Damla Yesim Say speaks from the Ataturk Memorial in Wellington. Audio