WW1

By early 1915 the garrison on Samoa was being relieved so that men like Leonard Leary could be sent overseas. Leary describes the replacements and his own next move which was to England to join the… Audio

Phil Braithwaite the great nephew of executed then pardoned First World War soldier Jack Braithwaite, turns his story into a stage play - The War Play at the Fortune Theatre. Audio

The story of a German-born bowler ejected from a Wellington bowling club of which he had been a long-term and respected member, and Captain Ray Curtis, a Canterbury machine gunner, talks about Maori… Audio

A temporary exhibition on WW1 in Wellington could become a permanent fixture, as the Conflict Museum. Do the panelists think we need another war museum? They talk to the chair of the National Army… Audio

Report from the Clutha Leader in which Chaplain Major Grant describes the bad liquor being sold to New Zealand troops in Egypt. Nurse Ida Willis describes setting up hospitals in Egypt. A Whangarei… Audio

A call from the National Army Museum for hand crafted poppies to honor service men and women who died in the Great War has been met with an overwhelming response. The museum launched "A patriotic call… Audio

Until now there had been few New Zealand war deaths - about a dozen men had died from illness. News came of the first New Zealand battle casualty, William Ham. Audio

Te Papa curator Puawai Cairns has been researching the stories of Māori men at Gallipoli. She discusses their reasons for volunteering, what happened to them and reuniting families with the stories of… Audio

Theresa Rosanowski is organising the Birch Hill Station Memorial Ride. Audio

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the first New Zealand combat casualty of the First World War. Private William Ham from Ngatimoti near Nelson died from his wounds after the Battle of the Suez… Audio

Damien Fenton on the wherewithal of war, it's the 100th anniversary of the first time the New Zealanders saw combat in World War One. Audio

60, 000 soldiers were trained at the Featherston Military Training Camp from 1916 to 1918. It was built in under a year by 1000 workers, driven by World War One's urgent need for men to fill the… Audio

Kate Camp discusses Testament of Youth, the first instalment of Vera Brittain's memoirs, published in 1933. Audio

The Vintage Aviator recreates old airplanes, mainly from World War I, using century old techniques as well as modern science and engineering Audio

The Vintage Aviator manufactures and restores World War 1 airplanes, using state-of-the-art ascience and engineering. Audio

What does it take to make a robot? Well, Lee Bennett, founder of Wellington Makerspace is the very man to tell you what's involved. With a background in robotics and aircraft engineering, he has also… Audio

The Vintage Aviator manufactures and restores World War 1 airplanes, using state-of-the-art ascience and engineering. Audio

Aprons and ostrich feathers don't always spring to mind when thinking about the First World War. Audio