Whānau of Ngāti Toa iwi gathered upon Takapūwāhia Marae in Porirua to remember ANZAC veterans. Local children were the highlight in this year’s ANZAC ceremony, performing a play in tribute to local soldiers who served in battle.
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Veteran WWll nurse passes away
This morning veteran WWll nurse Catherine Dyall nee Martin passed away at the age of 95.
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Expectation of war different to reality- C Company Corporal
Epineha Ratapu is one of just three remaining soldiers of the 28th Māori Battalion. A corporal in the C Company, Ratapu says his expectation of war was different to the reality.
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"More needs to be done" to promote mental health in returned servicemen
The President of the 28 Māori Battalion Association in Northland says that "more needs to be done" to psychologically cater for returned servicemen struggling with the after-effects of warfare.
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A story to remember
Kerera Morgan tells the story of her great grandfather’s damaged medals. The Auckland student visited the Royal New Zealand Air Force base at Whenuapai to repair the medals of James Jellicoe Hunt.
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Kaikōura honour mounted rifles during ANZAC service
Kaikōura has marked the centenary of the end of World War I with a special dawn service.
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World’s first combined Māori and Aboriginal haka
A group of Māori and Aboriginal performers have made history today after performing the world’s first joint haka and corroboree dance in Perth.
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Commander given honour of wearing NZDF korowai
NZDF Contingent Commander Lieutenant Olly Te Ua, Te Tairāwhiti, will be given the honour of wearing the Māori woven cloak Ngā Tapuwae when he speaks at the dawn service in Gallipoli today.
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ANZAC 2018: ANZAC Cove Gallipoli Dawn Service
Live: Coverage from the Gallipoli Dawn Service, capturing the moving atmosphere of the place where the ANZAC troops fell and commemoration began.
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Ngāti Toa remember soldiers, children raised in war
At Takapūwāhia Marae in Porirua, the local iwi Ngāti Toa came together to remember the 40 soldiers from the region who fought overseas in WWI and WWII.
