Passchendaele: NZ's darkest day remembered

Commemoration services to mark the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele in WWI are taking place.

Crosses at Auckland's War Memorial Museum commemorate soldiers who died at Passchendale. Photo: RNZ / Laura Tupou

Wreath-laying at the Passchendale ceremony in Auckland. Photo: RNZ / Laura Tupou

James Drake, 8, wore his great-grandfather’s medals who went to Gallipoli. Photo: RNZ / Laura Tupou

Jack Grad well reading an extra CT from Private Monty Ingram's published diary in Flanders field. Photo: RNZ / Laura Tupou

Wreath-laying in Auckland. RNZ / Laura Tupou

Iain MacKenzie, president of the Passchendaele Society. RNZ / Laura Tupou

A Toi Māori member performing a challenge at the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium. Photo: NZ Defence Force

NZDF contingent and Toi Māori participating at the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium. Photo: NZ Defence Force

Toi Māori with Māori Cultural Group representatives at the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium. Photo: NZ Defence Force

Private Malik Priestley performing the haka at the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium. Photo: NZ Defence Force

Dave Dobbyn performs 'Welcome Home' at the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium. Photo: NZ Defence Force

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