On 70th anniversary of the end of the Nazi regime, new colour footage shows what Germany looked like in the aftermath of World War II.

86: Rifleman Clifford Nightingale was more familiar with the pen than the sword when he sailed with hundreds of reinforcements to join troops on the Western Front.

Oscar-winning director's model is so detailed it shows colonel who defied his commanders and a fearless corporal who braved enemy gunfire to lay telephone wire.

A NZ refugee with 24 children who was killed in Iraq has been accused of disrespecting his adopted country by New Zealand First leader Winston Peters.

AKorean business leader is planning to turn May 8, observed by Koreans as "Parents' Day", into a day to honour Korean War veterans in New Zealand.

A young Isis doctor identified as Tareq Kamleh has been revealed to be an Australian doctor who trained in Adelaide.

There is something about a centenary - and a well-written book - that can bring an event vividly back to life, writes John Roughan.

Thousands of people lined the streets of Wellington today for the Anzac Street Parade which weaved its way through the city around lunchtime.

Up to 25 New Zealanders want to travel to the Middle East to fight against Isis, local Iraqi and Kurdish leaders say.

One of slain Iraqi New Zealander Kadhem Chilab Abbas's 24 children fears other family members will be next to die as they try to take revenge.

Two things immediately strike you when standing at Anzac Cove: the tiny beach, and just how daunting and steep the rugged terrain is that lies ahead.

The trial of the 93-year-old "bookkeeper of Auschwitz" began overnight in the German town of Luneburg.

Mohammed Emwazi, known as "Jihadi John", gave up an earlier plan to join al-Shabaab in Somalia.

The 9-year-old son of a Kiwi soldier killed in Afghanistan was accompanied by Victoria Cross recipient Willie Apiata as he laid a wreath at a new Australian war memorial in Wellington.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot took part in the dedication for the Australian Memorial at the Pukeahu National War Memorial, saying the Anzac links forged a century ago continue.

Soldiers, veterans, politicians and a small group of protesters have gathered for the dedication of the Australia Memorial at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington.

An advance party of about 85 Australian and New Zealand troops left Australia yesterday in a joint training mission now called Task Force Taji.

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

The last surviving Dambusters pilot has spoken of an overwhelming sense of responsibility to preserve the memory of the RAF Bomber Command who fought and died in World War II, as he gifted his war medals to an Auckland museum.

Victoria police said the medals were located yesterday by Australia Post, and it appeared they had not been stolen.

While the doomed World War I escapade needlessly cost tens of thousands of lives, Gallipoli helped forge the early identity of the Maori in fledgling NZ.

Eight New Zealand veterans have been awarded the French Legion of Honour for their bravery and commitment in World War II.

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.

Thousands of refugees with Armenian roots are returning to start a new life in the shadow of Mount Ararat 100 years after the Armenian 'genocide'.

At least 2000 women have been abducted by Boko Haram, detained in prisons and houses and subjected to forced marriage, stonings and sexual slavery.

James Waddell is one of New Zealand's most decorated military heroes - but few have heard much about him.

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.