WW1

Todd Niall presents Anzac Day highlights from around New Zealand and around the world. Audio

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

Lyttleton string band The Eastern perform live in Christchurch with a series of Anzac-themed songs: 'E Pari Ra' by Paraire Tomoana; 'And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda' by Eric Bogle; 'Up Spinner'… Audio

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 speaks from the Ataturk Memorial in Wellington. Audio

From the ANZAC commemorative site at Gallipoli. Audio

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

Many Maori opposed participation in the war after land confiscations by the British but others saw it as a golden opportunity to prove they were the equals of Pakeha. We speak to historian Monty… Audio

In 1902 one of New Zealand's very first All Blacks called rugby "the good, manly and soldier-making game". We explore the role of sport in WW1 with sport historian Greg Ryan and Dr Ron Palenski, chief… Audio

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

The chief executive of the RSA David Moger reflects on the celebration of Anzac Day past, present and future. Audio

The life-and-limb costs of the war to NZ; the home front realities at war’s end, including placing returned soldiers on marginal or poor farming land. Includes two end-of-war song parodies. Audio

Conscientious objector Duncan McCormack is subject to taunts and eventually arrested and marched through Auckland city. He then refuses to put on military uniform and is placed in military… Audio

A woman wonders about her absent soldier-husband’s welfare as she knits for troops overseas. The government encouraged women to send home-made clothing to soldiers at the various fronts. Audio

NZ Increased taxes and national debt to pay for the war effort. The track also includes official advice on how to attract civilians into the forces by representing service as a career opportunity… Audio

A description of how NZ horses were shipped to Egypt to form the NZ Mounted Rifle Brigade which fought Turkish forces in Palestine. The Mounted Rifle Brigade could move very fast in the desert and… Audio

Author and Labour politician John A. Lee describes the advance at the battle of Messines, read from his book 'Civilian into Soldier' about his World War 1 experiences, published in 1937. Audio