Passchendaele
Kiwi actor's Passchendaele connection
New Zealand actor and photographer Dean O'Gorman has a personal connection to the Battle of Passchendaele in World War 1 - his great uncle fought there. Audio
Dave Dobbyn, the pacifist at Passchendaele
Dave Dobbyn speaks from the fields of Passchendaele after performing at the centenary commemorations of the day New Zealand lost 845 soldiers in battle in just a few hours. Audio
Dobbyn moved to tears
Singer Dave Dobbyn was moved to tears at a commemoration for the 100th anniversary of the battle of Passchendaele.
Passchendaele: NZ's 'darkest day' remembered
Hundreds gathered at the Pukeahu National War Memorial in Wellington yesterday to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle claimed the lives of more than 800 New Zealand… Audio
Passchendaele commemorations held nationwide
Services to mark the centenary of the WWI battle where more than 800 men died within hours have been held around the country.
National ceremony a way to remember, pay respects
RNZ reporter Te Aniwa Hurihanganui was at the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington to witness the national ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of Passchendaele. Audio
Tramping battlefields brings home the reality of war
Navy officer Te Kani Te Wiata is in Belgium to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Passchendaele, where his own great-grandfather was wounded, later dying of his injuries. Video, Audio
100 years since the Battle of Passchendaele: 'Memories remain of mile after mile of blood soaked, stinking mud'
Officially 843 New Zealanders died and over 1700 were wounded in just the first few hours of October 12th 1917. Andrew McRae's grandfather fought in the battle and wrote about his experience. Audio
NZ's 'darkest day' in Passchendaele memorial
New Zealand's darkest day on the battlefield will be commemorated today with the centenary of the Passchendaele offensive on the Western Front in the First World War. Services will be held in New… Audio
Remembering Passchendaele through music
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
NZers join Passchendaele commemorations in Belgium
Passchendaele was a battle that has become a symbol for the senselessness of war. The ceremonies to remember those who died take place over the next two days in Belgium. On Flander fields in one day… Audio
Mass Band performance marks Battle of Passchendaele
2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle, known as New Zealand’s ‘darkest day’, claimed the lives of 843 men and remains the highest one-day death toll suffered by… Audio
New exhibition depicts the horrors of Battle of Passchendaele
843 New Zealanders lost their lives on October 12, 1917 in Passchendaele in Belgium - the deadliest day in New Zealand's militiary history. Audio
Prince William to commemorate NZers in Passchendaele
Prince William will attend the New Zealand Battle of Passchendaele centenary commemorations in Belgium this month.
New Zealand's 'darkest day': 12 October 1917
One morning in 1917, 843 New Zealanders were killed in a muddy morass near the Belgian village of Passchendaele. Soldiers who were at Passchendaele describe the scene in audio recordings held by Ngā… Audio, Gallery
Poppies and Pohutukawa
Chris Mullane joins Kathryn Ryan to discuss The Battle of Passchendaele centenary commemorations, and his work making sure modern day veterans are being supported. Audio
The Nurses of Passchendaele
Christine E. Hallett is Professor of Nursing History at the University of Manchester. She is the author of Nurses of Passchendaele: Caring for the Wounded of the Ypres Campaigns. Audio
Peter Reidy on the Passchendaele Express
KiwiRail CEO on the Anzac Day steam locomotive service running between Petone and Wellington. The engine was originally built by NZ Railways to remember the 447 railwaymen who lost their lives in WWI.
…Freddy Declerck: helping Passchendaele pilgrims
Charlotte Graham interviews an expert on the New Zealand Division's involvement on the battlefields of Flanders, who was Chairman of the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, President of the… Audio
A vivid description of the battle of Passchendaele.
At the battle of Passchendaele allied troops were slaughtered while attacking well-fortified enemy positions. Stretcher bearers, including Maori from the NZ Pioneer Battalion, were armpit-deep in mud… Audio