New ZealandGallipoli 100: Youth Ambassadors visit GallipoliBJ Clark wanders the carefully-manicured rows of Gallipoli gravestones with the Youth Ambassadors.23 Apr 02:08 AM
New ZealandKiwis endure icy dress rehearsalIt didn’t just rain, it poured. But the icy weather did little to deter the Kiwi contingent dress rehearsal for Saturday’s New Zealand service at Chunuk Bair.22 Apr 11:13 PM
New ZealandGallipoli 100: Chunuk Bair rehearsal New Zealand Defence Force contingent leader Lieutenant Colonel Mike Duncan told the Herald the contingent - made up of the NZDF Band, Maori culture group, Youth Ambassadors and catafalque guard of honour - had been rehearsing for months. He was “outstandingly proud” to see them at Chunuk Bair performing their duties. The group have been rehearsing for months and yesterday morning practiced their individual parts before coming together for a full run through.Watch22 Apr 11:12 PM
OpinionAl Gillespie: Dying empire fanned flames of warThe day after the landings on April 26, the Allies enticed Italy to change sides, in another secret treaty whereby they were promised they too could have part of the Ottoman empire.22 Apr 09:30 PM
New Zealand#GallipoliFlashback: Herald to tweet opening hours of Gallipoli campaignOn Anzac Day we'll use the power of social media to recreate the opening hours of the Gallipoli campaign.22 Apr 09:29 PM
New ZealandGallipoli 100: War Memorial building puts on showFast becoming a tradition in the nights leading up to and on Anzac Day are the museum's free film screenings projected on to the northern facade. This year the film is from TVNZ's upcoming World War I drama series, When We Go to War, as well as rarely seen photographs of New Zealanders at Gallipoli from the museum's collections.Watch22 Apr 07:07 PM
New ZealandGallipoli: Minecraft makeoverA virtual world recreating the 1915 Gallipoli landscape in the popular game of Minecraft will be downloadable from Anzac Day.22 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGallipoli in Minecraft - Behind the scenesA behind the scenes look at the making of Gallipoli in Minecraft, a virtual world recreating the 1915 Gallipoli landscape. The Gallipoli in Minecraft exhibition at Auckland Museum opens tomorrow and runs until October 11.Watch22 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandArtist who captures the armyMatt Gauldie has been the New Zealand Army’s artist for 10 years. He talks to Jennifer Dann about his work and the places it has taken him.22 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandExcited buzz stops in cemeteriesThey chatted and shared stories of their connections to the Anzacs as they walked in queues along the windswept roads of the peninsula. And then, they stopped.22 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGallipoli in Minecraft - FlythroughThe landscape of war is being recreated in an online game of Minecraft that will appeal to all ages. The Gallipoli in Minecraft exhibition at Auckland Museum opens tomorrow and runs until October 11. A virtual world recreating the 1915 Gallipoli landscape in the popular game of Minecraft will be downloadable from Anzac Day. Watch22 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandTimelapse: Biggest poppy in the worldBuilding the biggest Poppy in the world to honor WW100 and those who protected our freedom and democracy. The Giant Poppy will consist of 59,000 discs.Watch22 Apr 01:41 AM
New ZealandThe daunting terrain of Anzac CoveTwo things immediately strike you when standing at Anzac Cove: the tiny beach, and just how daunting and steep the rugged terrain is that lies ahead.21 Apr 11:08 PM
New ZealandGallipoli 100: Tour of Gallipoli battlefieldsMilitary historian Dr Christopher Pugsley gives the New Zealand Herald a tour of the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.Watch21 Apr 09:59 PM
New ZealandPreparations in full swingPreparations for commemorative ceremonies at the Gallipoli Peninsula are in full swing. Reporter Anna Leask is there.21 Apr 05:47 PM
New ZealandGiant Poppy puts metal to the petalThousands of people of all ages had come to place the red metal discs over the past five days, including many schoolchildren.21 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandCity ready for friendly Anzac invasionCanakkale, a bustling, tourist-student town the size of Dunedin, has already filled up with New Zealand and Australian officials, dignitaries, and local visitors for Anzac Day.21 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandWar diary gets Facebook followingGood Friday, April 2, 1915. Private Claude Carrell ate his breakfast in bed and pulled out his diary.21 Apr 05:00 PM
LifestyleNew chapter for Kiwi heroes of GallipoliWhen Richard Stowers published his first book about the Gallipoli campaign in 2005 he knew he had more to say.20 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandAncestry site free for a weekAn online family history database is opening its military records tomorrow as an Anzac gesture.20 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGallipoli 100: Pukeahu National War Memorial: Lest we forgetFamilies of fallen Kiwi, Aussie soldiers in Afghanistan lay wreaths at new memorial opened in Wellington.Watch20 Apr 04:15 AM
New ZealandChildren lay wreaths for fallen dadsThe sons of a fallen Kiwi and Australian soldiers laid wreaths down at the new Australian Anzac memorial in Wellington.20 Apr 03:11 AM
New ZealandAbbott takes part in memorial dedicationAustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbot took part in the dedication for the Australian Memorial at the Pukeahu National War Memorial, saying the Anzac links forged a century ago continue.19 Apr 10:57 PM
New ZealandProtesters gather at war memorial in WellingtonSoldiers, veterans, politicians and a small group of protesters have gathered for the dedication of the Australia Memorial at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington.19 Apr 10:31 PM
New ZealandPriceless relic found in drawerIn 1915, a New Zealand flag sat in a drawer in an Auckland home for many years until, by chance, it became well known.19 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandMedal search after mix-upAs Mackenzie Glover looks forward to wearing her grandfather's medals on Anzac Day, her family is racing to find heirs to even earlier military decorations.19 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGallipoli 100: 'Invisible injuries'Through the Poppy Appeal fundraising, the RSA is always ready to assist veterans in need of support.17 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe story of 95 year-old DesDes Price remembers, as clearly as if it were yesterday, his WWII experiences on one of New Zealand's most famous warships, the Leander.17 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGallipoli 100: Ode to the Fallen (Maori and English)From the archives of the Auckland War Museum and the New Zealand Herald are photographs of past ANZAC services at the cenotaph and stills of or service-persons in action and remembrance. The RSA Ode to the Fallen (Laurence Binyon), to remember fallen servicepersons, is recited every Friday at 6pm. 'They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them'Watch17 Apr 03:16 AM
