First World War
‘Grid’ the unsung New Zealand war hero
First World War airman Keith 'Grid' Caldwell played a pivotal role in sustaining military aviation in interwar New Zealand, yet he's a name most are unfamiliar with. Dr Adam Claasen is a leading… Audio
Taranaki schoolkids put right a 100-year wrong
Two New Zealand soldiers of German heritage who were killed in World War One, have finally been acknowledged - thanks to four Taranaki schoolkids.
Omata brothers George and Herman Bollinger were… Video, Audio
9: The First World War
It’s the war that claimed more New Zealand lives than any other. It’s also the event that’s often claimed as the "foundational moment” where we “became a nation”. But is that really true? In this… 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
The Mount Felix Tapestry: Kiwi soldiers in Walton-on-Thames
During the First World War, a small Surrey community was home to a hospital exclusively staffed by Kiwis and treating Kiwi soldiers. The Mount Felix tapestry commemorates the ANZAC hospital… Audio
Passchendaele: NZ Defence Force in Belgium
Overnight Belgium has been observing the 100-year anniversary of the first Battle of Passchendaele, considered one of the worst days in New Zealand's military history. The sunset ceremony at the… Audio
Passchendaele: NZ's 'darkest day' remembered
Hundreds gathered at the Pukeahu National War Memorial in Wellington yesterday to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle claimed the lives of more than 800 New Zealand… Audio
NZ's 'darkest day' in Passchendaele memorial
New Zealand's darkest day on the battlefield will be commemorated today with the centenary of the Passchendaele offensive on the Western Front in the First World War. Services will be held in New… Audio
Eden Park commemorates fallen All Blacks in war
A dusk ceremony at Auckland's Eden Park last night paid tribute to the All Black's first ever captain and the 491 other New Zealanders who died in the Battle of Broodseinde in Belgium a hundred years… Audio
100th anniversary of Battle of Messines on Western Front
It's one hundred years today since the Battle of Messines on the Western Front. It was was seen as a turning point for the allies in the First World War and to commemorate here in NZ, there'll be a… Audio
Wimbledon Remembers
The Hawkes Bay community of Wimbledon has a permanent population of just 10, but at least 150 gather each year for its ANZAC Day service, followed by a free lunch at the tavern. Audio, Gallery
Restoring the graves of Cook Islands Anzacs
Graves of Cook Islands soldiers who served in the First World War have fallen into disrepair on Rarotonga but volunteers are working to restore the sites at Nikao Cemetery. Audio
Lest They Forget: NZ and the EU Today
Andrew McRae travels to the centenary commemorations of the Battle of the Somme and asks whether the thousands of lives sacrificed by New Zealand on the battlefield count when it come to trade… Audio
New Zealanders on the Western Front
Lynn Freeman talks to Military historian Dr McGibbon, and also to 92-year-old Hilary Haylock, whose father's letters home made up some of the book. Dr Ian McGibbon's New Zealand's Western Front… Audio
First World War centenary commemorated
A formal commemoration has been held at the National War Memorial this morning to mark the centenary of the First World War in France.
New Zealand's Irish 'underground railway'
Seán Brosnahan shares the stories of Irish Catholic conscientious objectors in New Zealand during WW1. Audio, Gallery
Chris Hay: living history
Chris Hay is the Creative Director at Locales, who developed the Nga Tapuwae New Zealand First World War Trails for the WW100 Programme Office, and are now working on the Australian convict story in… Audio
Chinese Anzacs finally recognised
A buried history has come to light. Chinese New Zealanders who fought in places like Gallipoli during the First World War have been recognised in Wellington and finally have their moment in history. Audio, Gallery
Jenny Haworth - The Art of Anzac
Marking ANZAC weekend, Jenny Haworth discusses her new book, Behind the Twisted Wire - New Zealand Artists in World War 1, a study of commissioned war artists and soldier-artists who captured the… Audio
Composer John Psathas on his symphony with pictures: No Man's Land
In his monumental, multi-cultural, symphony with pictures, No Man's Land, John Psathas asks us to consider the First World War in a new light. Lynn Freeman talks to John after watching the… Video, Audio, Gallery
