Conscientious Objectors
WW1 objectors' voices 'also needs to be heard'
A powerful exhibition focused on opposition to New Zealand's involvement in the First World War has opened in Wellington. Video, Audio
New Zealand's Irish 'underground railway'
Seán Brosnahan shares the stories of Irish Catholic conscientious objectors in New Zealand during WW1. Audio, Gallery
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
Names of NZ's WWI conscientious objectors commemorated
In an online first, the names of New Zealand's WWI conscientious objectors have been compiled and made available to the public. Audio
Conscientious objector Duncan McCormack
Conscientious objector Duncan McCormack is subject to taunts and eventually arrested and marched through Auckland city. He then refuses to put on military uniform and is placed in military… Audio
The martyrs of Ripa
In June 1913, William Massey's government clamped down on youths who were avoiding recently introduced military training. When a dozen or so young conscientious objectors were incarcerated in Fort… Audio
Kevin Clements, chair of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust
Kevin Clements is the chair of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust, which was formed to remember New Zealand's best-known conscientious objector. The trust has plans to honour Archibald Baxter and… Audio
Wayne Brittenden's Counterpoint
Wayne Brittenden looks at the impact of Gallipoli on our national psyche and comes up with a challenging critique of the campaign. Wallace Chapman follows up with psychology professor Tony Taylor, and… Audio
Kate's Klassic: We Will Not Cease
Kate Camp discusses We Will Not Cease by Archibald Baxter, the 1939 autobiographical classic about his experiences as a conscientious objector during the First World War. Audio