Stories making headlines around the regions today include widespread Anzac Day celebrations and memorials.
Anzac celebrations and memorials are taking place around the country, from Northland to Rotorua, Wanganui to Oamaru and Dunedin.
John Carson has his own memorial to his two uncles who never came home from the war.
Former soldier Denis Sheehan went to Japan with the occupying forces at the end of WWII.
Two young heroes have received the Anzac award in the Bay of Plenty.