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.

My great-great-uncle Francis Woodhouse was just 17 when he enlisted to go to war. I bet if he had the luxury of regrets, that would have been his biggest, writes Anna Leask.

Police on both sides of the Tasman are hunting a thief who pinched 12 medals awarded to a Kiwi Anzac who served at Gallipoli.

A New Zealand soldier's Gallipoli war medals have been stolen from a package sent to Dunedin from Australia.

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

One of the biggest deals of the decade has just been concluded. Alexander Gillespie discusses Iran's nuclear concessions.

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.

83:The Holz brothers — Ernest, William and their younger brother Allan — signed up for war on the same day.

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.

Our countdown begins to the 100-year anniversary of the Anzac landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

The Herald is publishing a series of video diaries to mark the Gallipoli centenary. This week, we’re telling the stories of five New Zealand residents with strong ties.

Our countdown begins to the 100-year anniversary of the Anzac landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

Agency and United States military personnel have been pulled out of Yemen amid escalating sectarian violence in recent weeks.

82: The 38-year-old Scot George Waugh, who could be "sharp and sarcastic" according to his personal file, was not the only serving vet to die in unusual circumstances.

A huge camp-out at Ellerslie Racecourse that was to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings has been canned just weeks before the event.

Killer robots sent to fight in wars could save soldiers' lives and ultimately reduce civilian casualties, according to a top US roboticist.

Labour has attacked the degree of secrecy about the preparation of a New Zealand troop deployment to Iraq.

A few years ago Damascus was a place of calm in a violent region.

Previous experience has been positive and benefits would outweigh the costs.

Ralph Baydoun is a 23-year-old Lebanese videographer based in World Vision's Beirut office and last month we travelled together to some of the more challenging areas of the Middle East - the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and the Lebanon-Syrian border.