WW1
First Merchant Navy Day remembers brave seamen
New Zealanders who risked their lives serving in the Merchant Navy during the two world wars have been honoured at the National War Memorial for the first time ever. Audio
Gallipoli Treasures
It's being described as a museum under the sea. "Project Beneath Gallipoli" discovered the wreck of a barge that carried injured New Zealand and Australian soldiers from Anzac Cove to a Hospital ship.
…Niue Community given its own war history lesson
A leader of the Niue Community in Auckland says her country's contribution to the first world war has been ignored by many war historians. Audio
ANZACS at War - Peter Pedersen
War historian Peter Pedersen has recently produced a book that sets out to trace the overlapping stories of Australian and New Zealand soldiery from the beginning right up to the present. His book… Audio
Ash clouds effect on Anzac Day commemmorations at Gallipoli
The volcanic ash cloud over Europe is expected to greatly affect Anzac Day commemmorations at Gallipoli - with New Zealanders and Australians in Europe unable to get there. Audio
Airplane faults delay Gallipoli trip
A delegation to Gallipoli is about to leave after faults were found on both the Air Force jet they were to fly on and another military plane sent to replace it. Audio
Author slot - Mat McLachlan
He's with us to talk about his new book Gallipoli: The Battlefield Guide. Audio
Best song ever written -"Sons of Gallipoli"
Peg Cummins is on the line from Welcome Bay, Tauranga. Audio
Armistice Day commemorations
The 91st anniversary of Armistice Day has been marked today with wreath laying ceremonies and the launch of a speech competition in honour of the country's only Gallipoli Victoria Cross recipient. Audio
Feature interview: Richard Guilliatt
Author of 'The Wolf', the story of a German WW1 submarine raider that terrorised the southern ocean. Audio
Professor Glyn Harper
New Zealand military historian seeks unpublished letters from Gallipoli soldiers and is hoping families holding some will get in touch. Audio
Scientists to start mass DNA project on WW1 soldiers
Scientists are about to start a mass DNA testing programme to try to idenitify the remains of hundreds of World War 1 Australian and British soldiers killed in one of the conflict's fiercest battles.
…Hopkins-Weise
Historian Jeff Hopkins-Weise says the ANZAC legend began half a century before Gallipoli. Audio
Lonely Planet says go easy on Gallipoli visits
The Returned and Services Association is urging those wanting to visit the site to perhaps go some other time. Audio
Guide book urges backpackers to ease up on Gallipoli
Lonely Planet, is recommending that ANZAC pilgrims avoid going to Gallipoli to pay their respects on the 25th of April. Audio
A Pack of Hoons - Conscientious Objectors in New Zealand History
The first of a two part series
Could war be ended by ordinary people simply refusing to kill? And why do Governments so often…
Sea mine found
A Defence Force Bomb Squad has detonated a First World War Sea Mine found by a tramper on a West Coast beach. Audio
Armistice Day
It's the 90th anniversary of the moment when the guns fell silent in 1918 at the 11th minute of the 11th day of the 11th month marking the end of the First World War. Audio
Gallipoli - Remains Unearthed by Roadworks
Roadworks on the Gallipoli peninsula have unearthed remains of soldiers from the First World War. Audio