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Captain Henry Cain's scandalous life on stage
The scandalous tale of a prominent colonial-era captain will soon grace the stage in Timaru. To celebrate their 90th birthday the South Canterbury Drama League is bringing the story of Captain Cain to… Audio
Crown Lynn documentary released
Crown Lynn, A Maori Story is a riveting slice of New Zealand history telling the iconic story of Crown Lynn pottery and the generations of Maori families that worked there. Susan Leonard, producer and… Audio
'They risked everything': Defence Minister singles out medical staff's bravery at Gallipoli service
At the dawn service at Anzac Cove, Andrew Little highlighted the bravery on both sides, saying the medics were invaluable in helping troops injured in the battle.
Aboriginal playwright Wesley Enoch
This Anzac Day could have a special poignancy for indigenous Australians. Thousands of them served in the First World War and other conflicts hoping it would help usher in greater equality at home… Audio
Ambassador Omur Unsay on Turkey's 100th birthday
Earlier this morning Turkey's ambassador to New Zealand Omur Unsay attended the dawn service here at the National War Memorial. Her country's story of resistance as they defeated Allied forces at… Audio
Waitangi Treaty Grounds Field of Remembrance
A Field of Remembrance consisting of 569 memorial crosses with the names of Maori service personnel killed in action and buried overseas has been laid and will remain in place after Anzac Day. The… Audio
Whanau of WWII soldiers receive medals
It's been a busy few years for Auckland lawyer David Stone. A curious question about his great uncle has led him on a years-long mission to reunite members of the Maori Battalion with their unclaimed… Audio
Le Quesnoy to house NZ memorial museum
After the 1915 Gallipoli campaign many of New Zealand's soldiers spent the next three years fighting in the trenches of northern France and Belgium and the French town of Le Quesnoy has a special… Audio
Veterans Minister speaks ahead of ANZAC Day
The Veterans Minister. Meka Whaitiri, says there is a need to further modernise the way New Zealand acknowledges its veterans.
Tomorrow marks the first ANZAC Day in three years that Covid-19 has not… Audio
Former military musicians resume Anzac Day performances
Back by popular request, a band of former defence force musicians will perform in front of thousands this Anzac Day in Tewantin, Queensland.
The New Zealand Veterans Band performed together for the… Audio
First full scale marking of Anzac Day post Covid-19 disruptions
Tuesday will see Anzac Day marked in full for the first time in three years, after Covid-19 disruptions.
Big crowds are expected at local and national services, beginning with the traditional Dawn… Audio
Auckland University proves Māori buildings withstand big big quakes
An Auckland University research team has proven ancient Maori building techniques could withstand big earthquakes. The techniques, known as mimiro, involved the use of interlocking structural… Audio
Anzac Dawn Service returns to Cathedral Square, first time post quakes
The Anzac Day Dawn service returns to Christchurch's Cathedral Square tomorrow, the first time since the 2011 earthquake.
The service will take place near the newly-restored Citizens' War Memorial at… Audio
RSA expecting crowds at Anzac Day commemorations
The RSA is expecting big crowds to return to Anzac Day commemorations, following three years of Covid disruptions.
There are more than 31,0000 New Zealand veterans, aged from 19 to over 100.
On… Audio
Pāpāmoa Beach to commemorate Anzac Day for the second time
Hundreds of small towns and communities around the country are putting the final touches to Anzac Day events tomorrow.
While the big events in large towns and cities attract attention, it was small… Audio
Anzac Day: Stories of war, loss, peace and discovery
Very few WWII veterans remain, but Auckland War Memorial Museum says if anything, there's been a surge of interest in looking at our wartime history. Audio
Anzac Day: Stories of war, loss, peace and discovery
Very few WWII veterans remain, but Auckland War Memorial Museum says if anything, there's been a surge of interest in looking at our wartime history.
AudioUnknown gold mining settlers reinterred in Otago
Archaeologist have learned more about the early settlers in a gold mining town after examining their graves and exhumed remains. Audio
Louisa Lim: The art of telling untold stories
Louisa Lim is no stranger to controversy - her first book The People's Republic of Amnesia - Tiananmen Revisited resulted in her being unable to visit mainland China for years. When the Hong Kong… Audio
Rediscovered WWII ship wreck: NZers may have been on board
New Zealanders may have been on board the just-rediscovered sunken WWII ship Montevideo Maru when it sank full of Australian prisoners, a historian says.
