Tag: Anzac day
Morality in the balance
The foundational Christian feast of Easter is upon us, followed, barely a week later (in this turn around the sun) by our own Anzac...
Remembering those who fought far from home
On 25 April 1915, 20,000 Australian and New Zealand Army (ANZAC) troops landed under heavy fire on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. They fought...
‘Tread gently and help our veterans to tell their story’
Our veterans hail from many generations and backgrounds. Whether they charged across battlefields, or fought on the high seas or in the air, they...
An Anzac Day like no other
Last Saturday Waiheke marked Anzac Day without being able to gather together as usual at the RSA’s war memorial. But in typical inventive style,...
From our bubble, we will remember them
Anzac Day services this Saturday 25 April will not be the social gatherings of years past, but organisers invite the nation to stand apart,...
Anzac legacy a keystone in a world of fraught peace
Anzac Day remains a living and ever more vital keystone of the national unity of New Zealand and an expression of community solidarity, Auckland...
History sounds the warnings . . .
A certain ‘public weariness’ about the continued commemorations of the centenary of the First World War was acknowledged by island politician and city councillor...
Anzac Day preparations on the island
In keeping with tradition, the Waiheke RSA has organised two Anzac Day services to commemorate New Zealanders killed in war and honour returned servicemen...
