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![NZ Rugby donates carved bench to NZ Liberation Museum – Te Arawhata](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NZ Rugby donates carved bench to NZ Liberation Museum – Te Arawhata
A carved bench has been unveiled at the WWI Kiwi museum in Le Quesnoy, France.
!['It was a well-supported decision': Tararua Mayor defends donation to France museum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'It was a well-supported decision': Tararua Mayor defends donation to France museum
Collis this month attended the opening of the museum on a trip she paid for herself.
![War medals ceremony to be held in Waitangi this weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
War medals ceremony to be held in Waitangi this weekend
The ceremony will return medals to the whānau of 75 Māori veterans.
![Liberation Museum in French town honours Kiwi soldiers who freed the town using ladders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Liberation Museum in French town honours Kiwi soldiers who freed the town using ladders
French museum honours the Kiwis who liberated a town using ladders.
![Giant kiwi monument made by WWI soldiers restored in the UK](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Giant kiwi monument made by WWI soldiers restored in the UK
Pilots dropped 100 tonnes of chalk in order to restore the massive monument.
![Kōrero for pou to be erected in Italy for Monte Cassino battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kōrero for pou to be erected in Italy for Monte Cassino battle
Discussions will take place with the town and its mayor on approval for the pou.
![All Black Tamaiti Williams discovers his tūpuna fought in France in WWI](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
All Black Tamaiti Williams discovers his tūpuna fought in France in WWI
'It was quite emotional for my family just for me to be here.'
![Watch: Williams Corporation director likens media attacks to Nazi concentration camps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Watch: Williams Corporation director likens media attacks to Nazi concentration camps
Williams Corporation managing director and co-owner Matthew Horncastle says when media attack him he imagines he is a Jewish business owner hauled to a concentration camp during the Nazi occupation. Video / Supplied
![Destiny Church leaders make Gallipoli pilgrimage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Destiny Church leaders make Gallipoli pilgrimage
Brian and Hannah Tamaki pay tribute to the fallen soldiers who did not return.
![Royal family member’s touching tribute for Anzac Day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Royal family member’s touching tribute for Anzac Day
“Remembering Australian and New Zealand soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice.”
![‘Tears always fall’: Anzac in the Cook Islands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
‘Tears always fall’: Anzac in the Cook Islands
The 'boy from Mangaia' left school and signed up for the Royal Air Force.
![Focus Live: Anzac Day 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Focus Live: Anzac Day 2023
Thousands of people gathered at the central Auckland Anzac Dawn Service at the Auckland Domain and across Aotearoa to mark Anzac Day 2023. Video / Whakaata Māori
![Anzac Day: Hawke's Bay's hero chaplain, Māori 'Pah' site acknowledged at Gallipoli](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Anzac Day: Hawke's Bay's hero chaplain, Māori 'Pah' site acknowledged at Gallipoli
The 'Padre' from Wairoa held a special place in the Māori contingent.
![Rob Rattenbury: Lest we forget](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Rob Rattenbury: Lest we forget
Rob Rattenbury pays tribute to those who serve so we can live in freedom.
![The Tauranga connection to forgotten Kiwi heroics in WWI](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The Tauranga connection to forgotten Kiwi heroics in WWI
"I’m humbled to be part of this amazing story."
![Soldier Lindsay Inglis' love letters unearthed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Soldier Lindsay Inglis' love letters unearthed
As Anzac Day looms, a new book shows a Kiwi officer's heartache and love in WWI.
![Anzac Day: Hawke’s Bay districts ready to commemorate and connect](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Anzac Day: Hawke’s Bay districts ready to commemorate and connect
There is no shortage of commemoration services in Hawke's Bay this year.
![Anzac Day: Poppy Day Appeal a chance for Northlanders to show respect](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Anzac Day: Poppy Day Appeal a chance for Northlanders to show respect
People across NZ will wear poppies to commemorate all those who have died in wars.
![French mayor honours WWI Māori Pioneer Battalion tunnellers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
French mayor honours WWI Māori Pioneer Battalion tunnellers
The 19km tunnel network sheltered 24,000 soldiers 20m under the streets of Arras.
![French hospital evacuated after First World War bomb shock](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
French hospital evacuated after First World War bomb shock
An 88-year-old man turned up at a hospital with a WWI shell stuck in his rear.