Wwi
Voices from the Front
Stories of wartime told through song are coming to the Hannah Playhouse in Wellington in April. Voices from the Front tells the story of soldiers on the front line at Gallipoli, with the script… Audio
Bullets and stamps
Scott Flutey has just finished an Honours degree in History, and he's been looking at the world of stamps and postal history. Audio
Remembering Featherston Military Training Camp
More than 60,000 men went through Featherston Military Training Camp in World War One, and a plan to remember them is gathering momentum. The group behind the project believe it will highlight just… Audio
Conscientious objection and dissent in the First World War
Neill Atkinson, Chief Historian from the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, on the centenary of the introduction of conscription in New Zealand, and the experiences of conscientious objectors to World… Audio
NZDF rehearse for Bastille Day march
The NZDF is rehearsing in Paris for its part in the French Bastille Day military parade on 14 July.
Andrew Macdonald - The First Day of the Somme
New Zealand historian, Andrew Macdonald, has written the complete account of Britain's worst-ever military disaster - the battle of the Somme. His book tells the story of the first day of the battle… Audio
Last 28th Māori Battalion A vet dies
The last veteran of the 28th Māori Battalion's A company, Charlie Petera, has died at his home in Ngataki in the Far North, aged 92.
HMS New Zealand piupiu visits UK
The Royal Navy museum in Britain is displaying the "lucky" Māori piupiu worn by the captain of HMS New Zealand during the Battle of Jutland 100 years ago. Audio
Telling history through horse hair
An art work that is a memorial to the thousands of horses that died in WWI, has been selected as one of three finalists in the Regional Art section of the New Zealand Museum Awards. Sarah McClintock… Audio
Remembering Fred Eru Toe
One of the New Zealanders who dug tunnels by hand in the chalk under Arras was Fred Eru Toe. His grand-daughters, Sharon Kautai and Frances Eru Toe, talk about his legacy. Audio
Brett Killington - subterranean WWI
London based Kiwi photographer who has spent a lot of time documenting the subterranean world of New Zealand First World War tunnelers on Europe's Western Front. 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.
…Colonel Rob Krushka
Colonel Krushka is the commander of New Zealand's Anzac commemorative contingent to Europe. Audio
Florence Jeanblanc Risler & Elizabeth Knox - French Connections
France's Ambassador to New Zealand, Florence Jeanblanc Risler and New Zealand Author, Elizabeth Knox join Wallace to talk about an cross-cultural architectural competition to design a French memorial… Audio
Gallipoli: The Scale of our War - Kirstie Ross
The display features the stories of seven Kiwi Soliders and a nurse and has attracted around 700 thousand visitors since it opened to the public in April last year. Lead Curator for this project is… Audio
Wartime Propaganda - Steph Gibson
Stephanie Gibson's expertise is in the area of First World War posters, emotional imagery and messaging. Poster were the most common form of messaging during those times. 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
Gallipoli notebooks a boon for family tree researchers
It's now been discovered that twice as many New Zealand soldiers were sent to Gallipoli as previously thought. Teresa Cowie reports from Archives New Zealand. Audio
Sandra Coney: Opening up Waikumete Cemetery
Chair of the Waitakere Ranges Local Board, and driving force behind the inaugural open day at New Zealand's largest cemetery, the first event of its kind in New Zealand. Audio, Gallery
Memorial to honour NZ's WWI tunnellers
A memorial has been unveiled to honour the New Zealanders who served in a secret underground war during WWI. Audio