The War To End All Wars
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A British tapestry remembers First World War Kiwi soldiers
A massive tapestry telling the stories of injured First World War New Zealand soldiers and medical staff at the Mount Felix Hospital in the UK, is about to go on display over here. Also making the… Audio
Special coin to commemorate NZ soldiers' sacrifice
New Zealand will mark a century since the end of World War I with the circulation of a limited edition 50 cent coin.
Plight of refugees on Nauru, Manus highlghted in ANZAC message
An Australian priest has used Anzac Day to highlight the plight of refugees and asylum seekers held in detention centres in Nauru and Manus Island. Audio
Kiwi actor's Passchendaele connection
New Zealand actor and photographer Dean O'Gorman has a personal connection to the Battle of Passchendaele in World War 1 - his great uncle fought there. Audio
Veteran remembers the Māori Battalion
One of the last three living soldiers of the 28th Māori Battalion attended the dawn service in his hometown of Masterton yesterday. Ninety-six-year-old Epineha Ratapu served in the battalion's C… Audio
Anzac Day: Crowds turn out for 103rd commemoration
People across the country turned out in droves for Anzac Day services commemorating the men and women who've served New Zealand. Yesterday marked the hundred and third anniversary of the Gallipoli… Audio
New Zealanders pay their respects in Gallipoli
Almost 1500 people have gathered in Gallipoli to pay their respects to the Anzacs who landed on the shores of the peninsula 103 years ago.
Sarah Johnston
Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision discusses archival audio clips heard throughout the programme, and her work over the past four years accessing First World War related material. Thank you… Audio
Alex Calder
Alex Calder, an associate professor of English at the University of Auckland, edited for re-publication the classic 1963 memoir by Alexander Aitken,Gallipoli to the Somme: Recollections of a New… Audio
Christopher Pugsley
The author of many books on New Zealand's military history, Christopher Pugsley also has a deep interest in the country's early film heritage. How the moving camera captured the experience of the NZEF… Audio
'The Raw Men' by Rore Hapipi (Rowley Habib)
The poem at 9.30am was 'The Raw Men' by Rore Hapipi (Rowley Habib), recorded at Te Tira Hou Marae in Panmure, Auckland, on 4 April 1975 at a reunion of ex-servicemen of 'B' Company, of the 28 Maori… Audio
Jane Tolerton
Jane Tolerton is a Wellington historian who has often written about the First World War. Her latest book is Make Her Praises Heard Afar: the Hidden History of New Zealand in World War One (Booklovers… Audio
Adam Claasen
Adam Claasen is a senior lecturer in history at Massey University's Albany campus. His book Fearless: the extraordinary untold story of New Zealand's Great War airmen is a history of the 850 New… Audio
Kate Hunter
Kate Hunter is an associate professor at Victoria University of Wellington, where she is also the director of the Stout Research for New Zealand Studies. Among the courses she teaches is a social… Audio
New Zealand music in times of conflict
Music historian and author Chris Bourke discusses New Zealand music in times of conflict. Audio
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Reflections on Gallipoli
Stories and studies of war – a collection of interviews exploring the Gallipoli story from a variety of perspectives.
A century since Chunuk Bair
Marking the 100th anniversary of the battle at Chunuk Bair.
The conscientious objectors
Opposition to compulsory military training and conscription in New Zealand history.
Farthest Flung, Holding Tight
New Zealand, Empire and the Threat of War 1913-1914
Glory in their eyes
For many New Zealanders, Gallipoli was to be the biggest adventure of their lives. One that would cost many of them their lives.
World War One: Up Close and Personal
Events of 100 years ago are brought to vivid life by sound.
An Outbreak of War Commemorations
What is actually being commemorated in the ceremonies to mark WWI and are memories merging with myth.
The War Poets
A panel discussion about the poetry of the First World War.
Dispatches from The Front
Literary commentators Kate Camp, Harry Ricketts, Jane Stafford and Kate Hunter look at literature from the front lines.
WWI Book Club - Contemporary books
A panel discussion about contemporary literature dealing with the First World War.
Spectrum at War
First World War treasures from deep in the archives of Spectrum.
Farewell Zealandia
A musical record of people’s hopes and fears, sense of duty, loss and remembrance.
Archival audio supplied by Nga Taonga Sound and Vision.
