Gallipoli
Gallipoli
Looking at the Gallipoli invasion from the other side. Does New Zealand need to apologise to Turkey for its invasion? Audio
Brothers in Arms
The story of two brothers who fought side-by-side at Gallipoli and the Sinai Desert and communicated with each other on the battlefield by dog whistle, with historian Jock Phillips, who has published… Audio
RSA rejects 'apathy' as reason for cancellation
The organiser of a cancelled overnight camp in Auckland to mark the Anzacs' Gallipoli landings says he's mystified by its failure. Audio
Family and Turkey unveil bronze of Gallipoli war artist
Descendants of the Gallipoli artist Horace Moore-Jones have joined with the Governor of the Turkish province of Canakkale to unveil a statue of him in Hamilton today. Audio
Gallipoli for children - Glyn Harper
War historian, Prof Glyn Harper, has written a childrens book about Gallipoli - using the character of Anzac the Donkey to portray the realities of war in a way children can relate to. Audio
Ceremonies in Turkey mark anniversary of important naval battle
A solemn ceremony in Turkey has marked the 100th anniversary of the naval battle that the Allies lost and which led to the Gallipoli campaign. Audio
Māori at Gallipoli
Te Papa curator Puawai Cairns has been researching the stories of Māori men at Gallipoli. She discusses their reasons for volunteering, what happened to them and reuniting families with the stories of… Audio
Treasure-trove of Gallipoli surveyor
A treasure-trove of one hundred year old hand-written field notes from Gallipoli have provided the most detail yet of some of the trenches and tunnels New Zealand and Australian soldiers fought in. Audio
The voices of Gallipoli
The campaign was fought by the ANZACS in 1915, during the First World War. It was a military disaster and one that played no large part in the outcome of the war, which was to drag on for another… Audio
The Gallipoli landings
100 years ago on April 25th 1915 New Zealand and Australian forces landed on a remote part of the Ottoman Empire as it was then known, and at a place that would be forever be etched in the annals of… Audio
Book Review: Gallipoli
Gallipoli: A Guide to New Zealand Battlefield and Memorials written by Ian McGibbon, published by Penguin, reviewed by Harry Broad. Audio
Pundit - Military Strategies
Author of the recently published New Zealand and the First World War 1914-1919, historian Damien Fenton on the wherewithal of war. The NZEF Main Body convoy, the first - and biggest - troop convoy to… Audio
New Zealand composer's song to play at Gallipoli centenary
A New Zealander is one of six composers whose original compositions have been selected to be recorded and broadcast on ANZAC Day 2015 at the centenary of the Gallipoli landings. Audio
Insight for 9 November 2014 - An Outbreak of War Commemorations
Gael Woods asks how much memories of WW1 have slipped into the realms of myth Audio
War Report - 26 October
Alfred Mazengarb describes leaving with the Main Body in October 1914 and Colin Franklin-Browne recalls the treatment of men who were not joining up. A letter home from Private John Thompson of… Audio
Five year survey of Gallipoli battlefields completed
Sixteen kilometres of trenches, more than a thousand geographic features and 11 hundred relics of war. Audio
War Report - 12 October
Jim Warner of Waikato recalls that no pressure was put on men to join up in the early days. And his own keenness to enlist. Duncan McCormick describes his experience as a conscientious objector. Jim… Audio
Christopher Pugsley on military history
Military historian Christopher Pugsley talks with John McCrystal about his career, the business of writing about the First World War, and it contemporary resonances. Audio
Sound Designer Jason Smith: Once On Chunuk Bair
Sound designer Jason Smith is fighting the battle of Lone Pine - digitally. He's recreating the sound of this epic conflict during the 1915 Gallipoli campaign for Auckland Theatre Company and their… Audio
Leanne Pooley
She conquered 3D technology in her Everest documentary Beyond the Edge, now director Leanne Pooley's new project is an animated feature about the Gallipoli landings, to be called 25 April. She's… Audio