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Sunday test feels just right
It will be brilliant to watch the two teams play in daylight today, and the rescheduled kickoff is expected to attract between 5,000 and 10,000 additional fans into the stadium.

Epitaphs reveal Anzac spirit to pilgrims
At Walker's Ridge cemetery there is a grave that many stop beside. It catches your breath and gives you a sharp jolt of reality.

Herald on Sunday editorial: Anzac mateship as strong as ever
The special relationship is the bond encapsulated in the word "Anzac", the union of the soldiers of this country with those of Australia during the ill-fated Turkish campaign.

Emotions spill over before dawn
People share their personal war stories as they hunker down for the long night.

Gallipoli 100: Letter reveals bloodiest fighting
A letter from Lieutenant Charles Hamilton Loughnan describes the “bloodiest bit of fighting in history” at Gallipoli in 1915.

We remember - Anzac Day commemorations
The Anzac service in Gallipoli is set to start as 100th anniversary commemorations finish up around New Zealand.

'We will remember them'
New Zealanders gathered around the country to see the first light of the day and remember the people who died in battle while forging the Anzac spirit.

Royal encounter for veterans' families
The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry have met relatives of veterans of the Gallipoli Campaign who 100 years ago were on the eve of history.

Judy Bailey: Gallipoli such an emotional place
"When you get there you really do feel them all around you," writes Judy Bailey, in Gallipoli for Anzac Day. "It's an incredibly spiritual place."

Tweeting the Gallipoli landings
Today the Herald will be using Twitter to familiarise readers with how events unfolded at Gallipoli when the Anzac troops landed 100 years ago.

Peaceful invasion to honour all who died
At 2.30pm NZ time today, the sun will rise over Anzac Cove and the Dawn Service will begin, marking 100 years since the Anzacs landed at Gallipoli.

Marked by a war he honoured
Every Kiwi who has visited the sacred ground will surely have seen the contribution to the Anzac effort left by Auckland architect Edmund Townley Marr.

Anna Leask: My tears at Hill 60
Standing at the place where her great-great-uncle died 100 years ago, during the 1915 Anzac Campaign, Anna Leask is overwhelmed.

Unique friendship from the embers of war
H E Damla Yesim Say, Turkish Ambassador to NZ, Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae and Prime Minister John Key on the significance of this day.

Anzac Day plans of high-profile New Zealanders
"I am having an Anzac remembrance breakfast with my parents. Given my dad was an RNZAF pilot (although not in World War I) this seems appropriate." - Simon Gault

Anzac Day: We will remember them
This Anzac Day Elisabeth Easther looks at ways to help youngsters learn more about how the war affected their ancestors.

Royals' stirring readings in honour of fallen
Reporter Kurt Bayer sets the scene for those on home soil as the first centenary commemoration winds down, a world away.

Historic site first to play host
The first of the Anzac commemorative services is well underway, as Kiwis start to rise to commemorate our fallen heroes here on home soil.

Security sweep underway in Gallipoli
A three hour security sweep has begun at Gallipoli ahead of tomorrow’s Anzac Day commemorations.

Memorial should honour war hero - Andrew Little
Labour leader Andrew Little says the new Pukeahu National War Memorial Park should have a monument to honour Lieutenant Colonel William Malone.

Anzac Street Parade, Wellington
Thousands of people lined the streets of Wellington for the Anzac Street Parade, made up of 16 vintage World War I vehicles from Sir Peter Jackson's personal collection.

Political roundup: Anzac fatigue and dissent
For many Kiwis, Anzac Day has an almost sacred or spiritual quality and, for some, it represents a proxy national day, writes Bryce Edwards.

War art travels from Gallipoli to Parnell
They were sketched amid the hell of Gallipoli, drew the complements of the WW1 campaign’s foremost generals, and were later shown before the Royal Family.

The best TV shows to watch this ANZAC weekend
WWI mini-series gets personal with drama and romance as well as action.

Gallipoli: Select group of sailors aboard navy ship Te Kaha
They have sailed 14,000 nautical miles halfway around the world, in the wake of the Anzac soldiers and seamen who fought and died a century ago.