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<i>Anzac Heirs</i>: A selfless lifetime of service
This year, the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association has introduced a special award for a New Zealander who best embodies the Anzac spirit.

Gallipoli fraud - they're Kiwis, not Australians
A case of Anzac identity theft has been uncovered 95 years after the Gallipoli landings.

<i>Anzac Heirs:</i> Helping hand for a fledgling nation
More than a decade later, Kiwis are still patrolling the streets of East Timor.

<i>Anzac Heirs:</i> Wisdom in the Solomons
Gaining the trust of locals is a big part of the job for part-time soldiers deployed in the Pacific.

Duo 'out to slay defector'
Authorities arrested two North Koreans for allegedly posing as defectors to South Korea.

<i>Anzac Heirs:</i> Cool heads in hotspots
Our small country has a long record in world peacekeeping.

<i>Anzac Heirs:</i> Snow bound
The NZDF’S Antarctic contingent keeps things running on the icy continent.

Malfunction halts veterans' Gallipoli flight
Veterans on their way to Gallipoli commemorations have been delayed by seven hours after a malfunction on their Air Force plane.

<i>The Pacific</i> offers gritty re-enactment of war
Viewers of The Pacific will be rewarded if they can stand the gritty reality, writes Pacific War veteran Harry Bioletti.

Lost son joins Foreign Legion
An "ordinary Auckland boy" who cut off contact with friends and family has stunned his parents by signing with the French Foreign Legion.

Tea with the terrorist: inside bin Laden's lair
A Pakistani newspaper editor who twice interviewed Osama bin Laden explains why he believes the world's most wanted man is still alive.