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Anzac Day 2015

TravelJuly 6

War on a grand scale

The dramatic realism of Te Papa's latest exhibition is extraordinary and exciting, but then it hits you.
NationalMay 22

Gallipoli dawn service: 'This is where the legend was born'

More than 10,000 New Zealanders and Australians sat in reverence on the shores of the Gallipoli peninsula today, for the formal ceremony to honour the soldiers who fought and fell there a century ago.
Gallipoli dawn service: 'This is where the legend was born'
Gallipoli dawn service: 'This is where the legend was born'
DunedinMay 22

Massive turn out for Dawn Services

The 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings have been marked by unprecedented crowds across Otago today.
DunedinMay 22

Special Anzac dawn service for Dunedin

With this month marking the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign - the first major event of World War 1 involving New Zealand soldiers - Anzac Day commemorations will be bigger than ever.
South OtagoApril 27

Southern folk out in force to remember

Hundreds packed streets, cemeteries, parks and halls across South Otago on Saturday to honour the day that forged New Zealand's national identity.
DunedinApril 27

Dunedin Anzac service draws 20,000

As dawn broke on Anzac Day, blood-red clouds coloured the sky over Otago Harbour, illuminating the path Otago's sons travelled - many to their deaths - more than a century ago.
Central OtagoApril 27

Otago mayor's 'unforgettable' Gallipoli experience

Otago mayor's 'unforgettable' Gallipoli experience
Otago mayor's 'unforgettable' Gallipoli experience
QueenstownApril 26

Diverse groups came together

The 7am dawn service at the newly-renovated war memorial on the Lake Hawea peninsula attracted more than 600 people.
Central OtagoApril 26

Huge turnout for town's new dawn service on hill

More than 1000 men, women and children and their dogs attended a special Anzac service in Clyde early on Saturday morning.
Huge turnout for town's new dawn service on hill
Huge turnout for town's new dawn service on hill
QueenstownApril 26

They came to remember

They came in their thousands. Unprecedented numbers turned out in Queenstown on Saturday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings and remember the fallen.
DunedinApril 26

Experience I will never forget

Logan Park High School pupil and Youth Ambassador Jacobi Kohu Morris attended Saturday's Anzac Day ceremony in Gallipoli. He recounts for Otago Daily Times readers his impressions of the event, which he viewed from an unexpected VIP seat.
Experience I will never forget
Experience I will never forget
Central OtagoApril 26

Thousands at ceremonies in Central Otago

Anzac services around Central Otago added a special touch to mark the World War 1 anniversary this year.
North OtagoApril 26

Celebrations end with a bang

he Oamaru Coastal Defence group fires two 25-pound World War 2 guns to mark the end of the main Oamaru Anzac celebrations on Saturday.
Celebrations end with a bang
Celebrations end with a bang
South OtagoApril 26

Tapanui's first Dawn Service 'great'

West Otago residents came out to pay their respects to the fallen at Tapanui, Heriot and Dunrobin services on Saturday.
Tapanui's first Dawn Service 'great'
Tapanui's first Dawn Service 'great'
South OtagoApril 26

Spirits undampened at centenary event

It rained on the parade to begin 2015 The Anzac Connection in Balclutha, but Clutha-Southland MP Todd Barclay said it did not dampen the spirits.
DunedinApril 26

Video: Dunedin ANZAC Dawn Service

The 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings have been marked by unprecedented crowds across Otago this morning. 
WorldApril 26

Tears and pride on Gallipoli peninsula

They fought for us. They died for us.
Tears and pride on Gallipoli peninsula
Tears and pride on Gallipoli peninsula
NationalApril 25

'We will remember them'- NZ turns out in record numbers

New Zealanders gathered around the country to see the first light of the day and remember the people who died in battle while forging the Anzac spirit.
NationalApril 25

Sun shines for Wellington Anzac parade

Thousands of people lined the streets of Wellington today for the Anzac Street Parade which weaved its way through the city around lunchtime.
Sun shines for Wellington Anzac parade
Sun shines for Wellington Anzac parade
NationalApril 25

How we became our own people

Is New Zealand's identity defined by war experience? The complex question of defining who we are as a nation has perplexed commentators for decades. George Davis, a Dunedin commemorations historian, looks at it from an Anzac Day perspective.
South OtagoApril 24

Relics finally come home

Hank Maclean will stand tall at the no doubt chilly West Otago Showgrounds this morning, warm in the knowledge he is on a special mission.
South OtagoApril 24

Performance with a difference

The diary of a World War 1 veteran from Tapanui is one of the source materials in a vastly different annual performance from the West Otago Theatrical Society this winter.
The MixApril 24

Waging war not the only answer

Lest we forget. A phrase that has echoed down the decades but one that needs some context.
The MixApril 24

War; what is it good for?

When I was young and ignorant, I thought the Great War sounded just that, great.
WorldApril 24

US tribute to Anzac spirit

The "Anzac spirit" was celebrated by US Secretary of State John Kerry in a tribute today.
US tribute to Anzac spirit
US tribute to Anzac spirit