New Zealand – Page 7 – First World War Centenary News Archive

March 19, 2015 CN Editorial Team

New Zealand launches Gallipoli Centenary app

New Zealand has released a new computer app exploring the Gallipoli campaign as part of its Centenary commemorations.

March 26, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary April 25 – events preview, one month to go

Final preparations are being made for ceremonies around the world on April 24th/25th 2015 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in Turkey.

April 14, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Public lecture to take place in Brussels on sinking of Lusitania – titled ‘A Century of Deceit and Denial’

The lecture is taking place on May 7th 2015 – 100 years after the sinking of the liner. It is part of a series of lectures being organised to mark the Centenary of the First World War.

April 16, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Turkish school project connects children with ANZAC families

The school project, ‘Two Trenches, One Letter’, aims to educate students about the Gallipoli campaign and to promote the understanding of shared sacrifice between Turkish and Anzac families.

April 19, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli: Historian’s quest for a Newfoundland soldier continues

A New Zealand historian is asking for the public’s help in identifying a Newfoundland soldier in the run up to the Gallipoli anniversary.

April 20, 2015 CN Editorial Team

War memorial park opening launches Wellington’s centenary Anzac Week

New Zealand has opened its new Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington, launching a week of commemorations in the run-up to the Gallipoli centenary on April 25th 2015.

April 20, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Article: Germaine Greer assesses Gallipoli and the ‘myth of Australian nationhood’

Germain Greer explores three recent publications on the Gallipoli campaign to asses whether Australia was "born on the battlefield".

April 21, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Sea of Crosses to be erected in cities across New Zealand for Anzac Day

The Fields of Remembrance Trust is helping to create memorials in towns and cities across New Zealand.

April 24, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Gallipoli Centenary: summary of major events today & tomorrow

A Centenary News overview of major national and international events taking place today (April 24th 2015) and tomorrow (Anzac Day) to mark the 100th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli.

April 25, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Allied troops land at Gallipoli

One of the most controversial campaigns of the First World War began on April 25th 1915, when the Allied powers invaded the Gallipoli peninsula with the aim of knocking Turkey out of the war.