Des Price remembers, as clearly as if it were yesterday, his WWII experiences on one of New Zealand's most famous warships, the Leander.

Anzac Day has already been marked by National Guard reserves in Oregon, in recognition of the ties formed during World War II.

“Gallipoli: The scale of our war” depicts monuments of seven soldiers and a nurse in moments frozen in time.

Today you can download a virtual poppy to show your support for New Zealand's veterans and service people.

Kiwis young and old are helping to create the world's largest poppy in Auckland Domain to honour the Anzacs and commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli landings.

Sir Peter Jackson has re-created his most epic battle scene yet, with a giant Gallipoli diorama.

NZME., publisher of the Herald, has joined forces with the Returned and Services' Association for a major fundraising initiative to commemorate Anzac Day.

The Anzacs fought for seven months on the beaches and in the trenches of Gallipoli's Sari Bair range.

A recent online campaign led by Woolworths Australia has caused outrage among customers, who accused the supermarket giant for cashing in on Anzac Day.

A giant poppy made up of 59,000 red discs - one for each of the New Zealanders killed or wounded in World War I - will begin to take shape.

Sir Tony Robinson uncovers New Zealand ANZAC history while filming his television series retelling kiwi war stories to commemorate the 100 years since World War One.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will make his second official visit to New Zealand next week to take part in the Anzac centenary commemorations.

A week of official events marking the centenary of the Gallipoli landings begins on Saturday with the opening of national war memorial park, the Government announced today.

Herbert A. Knight, a young man who had shown great promise in his hometown of Wanganui, was shot down on May 8, 1915. Despite having already spent that day clambering around the hills at Gallipoli carrying ammunition up to the frontlines, he had volunteered to go out and bury a mule carcass. My great-great-uncle was just 20 years old when a Turkish sniper shot him through the heart. Like so many young men killed in World War I, he was among the cream of his generation.

Commemorating the centenary of the Gallipoli landing, Neil Finn and Jim Carter have re-recorded "Blue Smoke", composed by Ruru Karaitiana in 1940. Jim Carter played steel guitar on the 1948 recording with singer Pixie Williams.

The Returned and Services Association says it cannot afford to wait until after the centenary of Anzac Day this month to take its fight against proposed changes to the country's flag.

Rebecca Nelson was busking on a Devonport street when a man approached her with a curious proposition.

Jamie Simpson grew up with family stories of his great-grandfather - now he will follow in his footsteps for the centenary commemorations at Gallipoli this Anzac Day.

Australia has sent special forces and intelligence agents to Turkey as part of security measures for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli.

Some of Hawke's Bay's oldest war veterans could miss big public centennials marking the Gallipoli landings because the Anzac Day service in Havelock North has been scrapped.

On April 25, New Zealanders around the world will commemorate the centenary of the Anzac landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

For most Kiwis, Gallipoli is synonymous with the deaths of thousands of our men at the hands of enemy forces. But Nejat Kavvas has a very different perspective.

On the centenary of the conflict, should NZ apologise for its part in an invasion that claimed 86,000 Ottoman Empire lives - almost twice the number of Allied soldiers killed?

Aidan Smith will join 24 other young Kiwi youth ambassadors travelling with the New Zealand Defence Force to Gallipoli for the centenary of the Anzac landings.

For Rachael Alp the centenary is an opportunity to learn more about her great-grandfather, one of the first people to enlist for active service at the High Commission in London.

New Zealanders travelling to Gallipoli have been assured they will be safe from terrorism at the centenary commemorations.

Nothing will stop 86-year-old Syd Hunter fulfilling his dream of visiting the peninsula where two of his uncles fought.

Kiwis attending the Gallipoli centenary should be prepared for a long and arduous day before the official commemorations kick off.