Marae to mark death of war veteran
Marae to mark death of war veteran
As another Anzac Day comes to pass, Puketeraki Marae will officially commemorate the death of another of its war veterans.
Anzac Day
Day all about ‘three pillars’ of RSA
Day all about ‘three pillars’ of RSA
Royal New Zealand Navy Chief Petty Officer Tina Scadden was on duty selling Anzac poppies in George St yesterday.
Not given in vain
MP goes in to bat for rare ‘honour’
A Dunedin MP’s diligence confirmed a place of unusual prominence for an Otago soldier during the Gallipoli landings, Mike Houlahan writes.
Balmoral Park service offers special feature
Balmoral Park service offers special feature
It is not always easy to make it to the Anzac Day dawn service, which is why a pair of bagpipes could be heard coming from a Dunedin residential village later in the morning.
An Anzac Day like no other
An Anzac Day like no other
Dunedin families stood together in spirit, but apart in distance, at dawn on Anzac Day - not forgetting those who served the country.
Public Anzac Day services cancelled
Public Anzac Day services cancelled
The Returned and Services Association (RSA) has made the decision to cancel any public Anzac Day events this year and is postponing its national Poppy Day appeal.
Memorial to honour escape urged
Memorial to honour escape urged
Dunedin researchers hope to create a lasting memorial to a mass escape from a World War 2 Italian prisoner of war camp. Mike Houlahan reports.
Pupil speeches honour soldiers
Pupil speeches honour soldiers
A century after New Zealand's deadliest day in history, two Wakatipu High School pupils will publicly pay tribute to two men who had very different war-time experiences.
Otago soldier's Gallipoli relic found in Turkish village
Otago soldier's Gallipoli relic found in Turkish village
As the Turkish soldier lay dying, his friend from a neighbouring village, Murat Ali sat to comfort him in his final moments.
Balclutha pair join Rome event
Balclutha pair join Rome event
Two Balclutha women have been formally invited to take part in the wreath-laying ceremony for Anzac Day in Rome, in Italy.
Flag pole intentions realised
Flag pole intentions realised
Kaka Point residents have been meaning to install a permanent flag pole at the local Anzac memorial site for years and finally got around to it this year.
Crowds brave drizzle for dawn service
Crowds brave drizzle for dawn service
Thousands of people attended the dawn service in Dunedin this morning.
2000 places for Kiwis in Gallipoli ballot
2000 places for Kiwis in Gallipoli ballot
The Government says up to 2000 places will be open to New Zealanders to attend Anzac day at Gallipoli for the 100th anniversary in 2015.
Anzac spirit can live on in new ideals
Anzac spirit can live on in new ideals
Now is an opportune time to ask about the meaning of Anzac Day and how it ought to be commemorated, writes Tim Pettengell, of Dunedin.
Anzac Day commemorations around Otago
Anzac Day commemorations around Otago
People mark Anzac Day around Otago.
Man arrested over Anzac trumpet theft
Man arrested over Anzac trumpet theft
A man has been arrested for stealing a bag of trumpets belonging to a military band at an Anzac Day service in Christchurch this morning.
Thousands turn out for Anzac services
Thousands turn out for Anzac services
Thousands packed around the cenotaph for the Anzac Day dawn service at the Auckland War Memorial Museum this morning.
Attitudes to war argued
Attitudes to war argued
Wars are glorified and imbued with myths to justify continued participation in them, Prof Richard Jackson told a forum on war remembrance at the University of Otago yesterday.
Diary preserved for future generations
Diary preserved for future generations
It's an old and battered little blue book, held together by pieces of string and sticking plasters.
Make more of Anzac Ave's memorial status
Make more of Anzac Ave's memorial status
Anzac Ave deserves renewed creative focus as Dunedin approaches the centenary of the start of World War 1, writes Tony Eyre.