A co-pilot in a formation involved in the fatal crash of an Iroquois helicopter three years ago has a case to answer, a military tribunal has decided.

A co-pilot in a formation involved in the Anzac Day crash says a "good proportion" of 3 Squadron pilots were outside standard orders when flying into rough weather.

An Air Force squadron was warned before a fatal helicopter crash on Anzac Day three years ago that the practice of flying under low cloud contravened Air Force rules, a tribunal was told today.

A pilot leading a formation of Air Force helicopters during the Anzac Day tragedy was following his training in flying below low hanging cloud, a tribunal has been told.

The pilot in charge of a formation of Iroquois helicopters when one of the choppers crashed on Anzac Day has pleaded not guilty to a charge of negligence.

The Dunedin City Council has agreed to let bars to stay open for the first hour of Anzac Day so Aerosmith fans can have a nightcap after the band's gig at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Anzac Day has a new song - a three-minute piece written from the point of view of families who have lost someone.

Senior air force commanders are under investigation over the Anzac Day tragedy which left three staff dead and another seriously injured - but there is only a month left to lay charges.

The military inquiry into the firefight in Afghanistan that left two soldiers dead is unlikely to be made public, the New Zealand Defence Force says.

New Zealand has been allocated 2000 of the 10,000 places available for the 2015 dawn service at Gallipoli - guess which country gets the rest?

Tens of thousands attended Anzac ceremonies throughout the country today.

New Zealand recognises the soldiers that died at Gallipoli as Anzac Day is celebrated around the country.

Crowds gathered at the Auckland War Memorial Museum for a dawn service were unaware police had received a threat a bomb would be planted at the cenotaph.

All too rapidly, the ranks of those who served in World War II are dwindling. This will again be apparent at Anzac Day services throughout the country today.