Gallipoli
Chunuk Bair: Soldiers on both sides honoured
Hundreds of people gathered in Wellington this afternoon to remember those who lost their lives at the Battle for Chunuk Bair - on both sides of the conflict.
Michael Stewart
Music Director of the Choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul previews concert marking the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair. Audio
Ashley Brown
NZ Trio cellist Ashley Brown talks about performing Chris Cree Brown's new work commemorating the horrific battles in Gallipoli at Q theatre this Sunday. Audio
William Malone biographer Jock Vennell
This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the battle at Chunuk Bair, and perhaps the best known New Zealander to serve at Gallipoli, and fall during that campaign, is Lieutenant Colonel William… Audio
A century since Chunuk Bair
Soprano Madeleine Pierard sings this weekend along with The Choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Chunuk Bair, fought at Gallipoli in the First… Audio
Telling the story of 'Johnny Enzed'
The stories of 2000 New Zealand soldiers who fought in WWI have been published in a new book marking the centenary of the Great War. Audio
First World War hospital ships
A lucky guy whose job is also his hobby, Gavin McLean is a senior historian for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. He talks about New Zealand's hospital ships in the First World War. Audio, Gallery
Southern theatre and Chunuk Bair
South Island theatre director of a new production of Once on Chunuk Bair by Maurice Shadbolt, which is being staged at the Air Force Museum in Christchurch, to coincide with the 100-year anniversary… Audio
100 Years 100 Horses
The Anzac Day remembrance in North Canterbury celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. At dawn a company of 100 horses and riders dressed in replica World War I uniforms rode in… Audio
Glory in their Eyes
For many New Zealanders, Gallipoli was to be the biggest adventure of their lives. To them fighting for King and Country was a calling and an honour, fresh-faced young men with glory in their eyes set… Audio, Gallery
The effect of War - Puawai Cairns
On April 18th the exhibition Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War opened at Te Papa, the National Museum in Wellington. As part of the curatorial team, Puawai Cairns has researched the lives of the some of… Audio
Gallipoli, a Turkish perspective
Nejat Kavvas has lived in New Zealand for close to 40-years and is a former Turkish honorary consul to this country. He says a century on the Gallipoli campaign has brought the two countries closer… Audio
The Centenary of Gallipoli Landings
Philippa Tolley follows the days events in Gallipoli and assesses their impact. Audio
A revisionist history of Anzac Day
The curator of Te Papa's Gallipoli exhibition, Kirstie Ross, casts a critical eye on the accepted wisdom of what Anzac day is all about. Audio
Youth Ambassadors at Gallipoli
Georgina Lomax-Sawyers was a finalist in the Cyril Bassett VC Speech Competition and is head girl of Buller High School in Westport. Harlem Numanga Richards is an 18 year old fire technician, he won… Audio
Turkish ambassador Damla Yesim Say
Turkish ambassador Damla Yesim Say speaks from the Ataturk Memorial in Wellington. Audio
The landing, in their words
In the final minutes before its 100th anniversary sound archivist Sarah Johnston (pictured) tells the story of the landing at Gallipoli through the voices of those who were there. Audio
Indian Anzacs
There were more than 15 thousand Indians fighting at Gallipoli but their part in the campaign is often forgotten. Military historian Rana Chhina says Indian infantry and artillery were vital to the… Audio
Keeping clean in the Gallipoli trenches
How soldiers tackled the hopeless task of trying to keep themselves clean in the Gallipoli trenches. Fresh water was severely rationed and it was dangerous to swim in the sea because of Turkish… Audio