Commemorations recognise sacrifices made
Commemorations recognise sacrifices made
The sun shone down on about 300 people, veterans, families, dignitaries and members of the public, who gathered at Montecillo War Veterans Home on Anzac Day.
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Solemn gathering at OUSA service
Solemn gathering at OUSA service
A large crowd gathered outside the University of Otago staff club for the Otago University Students' Association Anzac Day service.
City’s young turn out for Anzac Day events
City’s young turn out for Anzac Day events
A beautiful, clear morning greeted more than 400 people who turned out to pay their respects at the Andersons Bay Cemetery posy laying ceremony on Anzac Day.
Personal acts of remembrance
Personal acts of remembrance
The hall at HMNZS Toroa naval reserve headquarters was a hive of industry on Monday, as volunteers gathered to make more than 4000 posies to be laid on graves in the services section of...
Thousands stand together
Thousands stand together
Shoulder to shoulder, thousands stood together in what many said was the largest Dunedin Anzac dawn service in years.
Volunteers continue posy-making tradition
Volunteers continue posy-making tradition
Isla (5) and Emily (9) Munro make posies at Dunedin’s Naval Reserve headquarters HMNZS Toroa, in St Andrew St, yesterday as the tradition of posy making returned to the city ahead of Anzac Day.
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1942 Jeep set to star in Anzac tribute
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1942 Jeep set to star in Anzac tribute
A temporary switch from two wheels to four will provide an eye-catching backdrop for a West Otago Anzac commemoration today.
WW1 cannon to be fired for last time
WW1 cannon to be fired for last time
It will be the last post for another old World War 1 battler after the Invercargill and Bluff Anzac services this morning.
Workplace tribute paid by drivers
Workplace tribute paid by drivers
Go Bus drivers Tony Matheson (left) and Philip Matthews carry a wreath to a workplace war memorial.
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.
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.