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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
Rob Rattenbury pays tribute to those who serve so we can live in freedom.
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
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
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
People across NZ will wear poppies to commemorate all those who have died in wars.
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
An 88-year-old man turned up at a hospital with a WWI shell stuck in his rear.
Wētā to open blockbuster Le Quesnoy exhibition in France
Wētā to open blockbuster Le Quesnoy exhibition in France. Video / Anthem
Wētā to open blockbuster Le Quesnoy exhibition in France
The museum experience is set to open next year, on Anzac Day.
The Queen's address on the 75th anniversary of VE Day
The Queen only ever airs a speech once a year at Christmas - but she's made an exception. Video / The Royal Family
Focus: Anzac Day 2020 - Stand apart, but together as one
The war against Covid-19 has seen ANZAC Day services around the country cancelled for the first time in NZ history, but that won’t stop New Zealanders showing their respect to those who lost their lives in a very different type of battle. Video / Auckland War Memorial Museum / Dean Purcell / Chris Tarpey / Michael Craig
Navy band member Orson Paine performs The Last Post
The Last Post performed by Navy band member Orson Paine. Video / Dean Purcell
Navy band member Orson Paine performs Reveille
Reveille performed by Navy band member Orson Paine. Video / Dean Purcell
Anzac Day: Visiting a foreign land intimately connected with New Zealand
The modern Kiwi connections keeping the Anzac memory alive on the Western Front.
John Tamihere: Warriors of left and right have surrended to the self-centred
Tamihere: ruling New Zealand political parties are not left or right. They are centrist.
Kiwi legend Sir Keith Park honoured in bronze on home soil
A New Zealand wartime hero has been honoured in his hometown of Thames.
Interactive graphic: See every NZer who died in WWI
Explore every one of the 18,000 NZers who died in WW1 in this interactive graphic.
Jude Dobson: Let's not forget our Western Front Anzacs
Jude Dobson says the sacrifice of NZ soldiers in France shows the meaning of Anzac Day.
WWI photographer's medals: From England to Waiouru
NZ World War I photographer's medals to be displayed before Anzac Day.
The Liberation of Le Quesnoy: The Battle of Sambre
The Liberation of Le Quesnoy: The Battle of Sambre
Bullet led to 16 million deaths
Millions died, millions more suffered. And it all began with one man.
NZ veterans remembered 100 years after armistice
At 11am today, New Zealand marked the centenary of the armistice.
France: Unearthing the final casualty of the First World War
The official estimate of war dead from the final day is 10,900, almost certainly low.
Unsung heroes: The medics of World War I
Fighting to keep soldiers alive was a force of brave medics.
Bells toll for Armistice Day
Belltowers around the country will ring to commemorate the Armistice Centenary.
WWI Armistice: A century of war and peace
As the world marks 100 years since the end of WWI, nationalism is on the rise.
10,000 torches lit in awe-inspiring tribute to WWI
Beefeaters at Tower of London lit the thousands of torches in "really powerful" display.
The Liberation of Le Quesnoy: Full six-part documentary
Jude Dobson presents the full story of the Kiwi liberation of a French town in WWI.
Top Auckland school mourns WWI fallen
Jude Dobson reflects on the tragic deaths of two young men in the final days of the war.
Le Quesnoy is getting a fine NZ war memorial
EDITORIAL: At last New Zealand is getting its own museum on WWI battlefields.
Rev Clive Mortimer Jones: confidant, counsellor, consistent friend
Part five: Clergy on the front-line.
The Liberation of Le Quesnoy: Sergeant Reginald Hird
The Liberation of Le Quesnoy: Sergeant Reginald Hird