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Whanau of WWII soldiers receive medals
It's been a busy few years for Auckland lawyer David Stone. A curious question about his great uncle has led him on a years-long mission to reunite members of the Maori Battalion with their unclaimed… Audio
Le Quesnoy to house NZ memorial museum
After the 1915 Gallipoli campaign many of New Zealand's soldiers spent the next three years fighting in the trenches of northern France and Belgium and the French town of Le Quesnoy has a special… Audio
Veterans Minister speaks ahead of ANZAC Day
The Veterans Minister. Meka Whaitiri, says there is a need to further modernise the way New Zealand acknowledges its veterans.
Tomorrow marks the first ANZAC Day in three years that Covid-19 has not… Audio
Former military musicians resume Anzac Day performances
Back by popular request, a band of former defence force musicians will perform in front of thousands this Anzac Day in Tewantin, Queensland.
The New Zealand Veterans Band performed together for the… Audio
First full scale marking of Anzac Day post Covid-19 disruptions
Tuesday will see Anzac Day marked in full for the first time in three years, after Covid-19 disruptions.
Big crowds are expected at local and national services, beginning with the traditional Dawn… Audio
Auckland University proves Māori buildings withstand big big quakes
An Auckland University research team has proven ancient Maori building techniques could withstand big earthquakes. The techniques, known as mimiro, involved the use of interlocking structural… Audio
Anzac Dawn Service returns to Cathedral Square, first time post quakes
The Anzac Day Dawn service returns to Christchurch's Cathedral Square tomorrow, the first time since the 2011 earthquake.
The service will take place near the newly-restored Citizens' War Memorial at… Audio
RSA expecting crowds at Anzac Day commemorations
The RSA is expecting big crowds to return to Anzac Day commemorations, following three years of Covid disruptions.
There are more than 31,0000 New Zealand veterans, aged from 19 to over 100.
On… Audio
Pāpāmoa Beach to commemorate Anzac Day for the second time
Hundreds of small towns and communities around the country are putting the final touches to Anzac Day events tomorrow.
While the big events in large towns and cities attract attention, it was small… Audio
Anzac Day: Stories of war, loss, peace and discovery
Very few WWII veterans remain, but Auckland War Memorial Museum says if anything, there's been a surge of interest in looking at our wartime history. Audio
Unknown gold mining settlers reinterred in Otago
Archaeologist have learned more about the early settlers in a gold mining town after examining their graves and exhumed remains. Audio
Louisa Lim: The art of telling untold stories
Louisa Lim is no stranger to controversy - her first book The People's Republic of Amnesia - Tiananmen Revisited resulted in her being unable to visit mainland China for years. When the Hong Kong… Audio
Rediscovered WWII ship wreck: NZers may have been on board
New Zealanders may have been on board the just-rediscovered sunken WWII ship Montevideo Maru when it sank full of Australian prisoners, a historian says.
Sir Anthony Seldon: The Path of Peace
There are various sacred walking journeys throughout the world and its religions. The most famous is probably the Way of St James, the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Writer and educator Sir Anthony… Audio
Herb Farant: Remembering Le Quesnoy
Historian Herb Farrant joins us in the buildup to ANZAC Day, not from Gallipoli, but from another place in the world where our sacrifices in the first World War will always be remembered. Audio
Shipwreck found 81 years after Australia's worst maritime disaster
Hundreds of Australians were killed when the Montevideo Maru sank during World War II, with its location remaining a mystery - until now.
Comedian Jamaine Ross on laughter and 'self loathing'
Comedian Jamaine Ross says growing up 'I kind of got this self-loathing and laughter to stop from crying I just made jokes about it' as a way of dealing with it. He'll soon be appearing at the New… Audio
The Detail's Long Read: This Little Piggy Went to Europe
By Gregor Thompson: the rags-to-riches story of the kunekune pig, New Zealand’s cutest ambassador. Audio
New Zealand Remembrance Army
Between 200 to 400 volunteers are on a mission to clean memorials to past service men and women in time for ANZAC Day. Audio
Tractor with the X-Factor
It's 100 years since the distinctive all purpose Farmall tractor was introduced on a Texas farm aimed at replacing horses between the rows and reducing the need for a hired hand on small family farms… Audio
