ANZAC Commemorative Site on the Gallipoli Peninsula

ANZAC DAY 2005

90th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings

The latest news and information for ANZAC Day events in New Zealand and around the world.

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ANZAC Day in New Zealand

Visiting Gallipoli

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Lastest News

27 April 2005
Call to contain Gallipoli crowds (NZ Herald)

27 April 2005
Gallipoli mateship fostered sacrifice (NZ Herald)

27 April 2005
Peter Jackson restores priceless footage of Gallipoli (NZ Herald)

26 April 2005
Defence chief stands by Gallipoli criticism (NZ Herald) Related story:
   Peter Stanley: Good idea, bad execution (The Australian)

25 April 2005
Warmth of Anzac spirit melts icy cold dawn at Cenotaph (NZ Herald)

25 April 2005
Anzac ceremonies underway (TVNZ)

25 April 2005
Aussies critical of Howard (TVNZ)

24 April 2005
Australian PM snubs NZ at Gallipoli (NZ Herald)

24 April 2005
Haka not welcome at Gallipoli (TVNZ)
Related story:
  Turks under fire for bid to ban haka at Gallipoli (NZ   Herald)

24 April 2005
Helen Clark: Speech at Mehmetcik Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula (National Business Review)

20 April 2005
Veterans of '44 honour Gallipoli's fallen (Stuff News)

20 April 2005
Brits made major Gallipoli sacrifice too (The Age)

19 April 2005
Poppy Day remembers those who served (Howick Times) Related story:
  Learning the significance of Anzac Day (Ashburton   Guardian)

19 April 2005
The lingering myth of Anzac Day (Sydney Morning Herald)

19 April 2005
War is the real enemy, says PM (NZ Herald)
Related story:
  Marking ninety years since Gallipoli (NZ Govt)

19 April 2005
Scars of new kind mar Anzac battlefield (NZ Herald)

18 April 2005
Veterans ready for Gallipoli (NZ Herald)

18 April 2005
Woman’s visit to war hero’s grave still a mystery (NZ Herald)
Related stories:
  Gallipoli death rate 'inflated' (NZ Herald)
  Nine months of hell - Gallipoli from Kiwis' perspective   (Stuff News)

12 April 2005
Officer renews Anzac Cove fight (Stuff News)

11 April 2005
Anzac cove damage disappoints RSA (TVNZ)
  Related stories:
  Anzac fears grow over roading damage (NZ Herald)
  RSA Upset At Gallipoli Works (Stuff News)

5 April 2005
Gallipoli student essay winners announced (NZ Govt)
  Related stories:
  Essays trace footsteps to Gallipoli (NZ Herald)
  Essay Winner, Gore to Gallipoli (Stuff News)

4 April 2005
PM to attend 90th anniversary commemoration at Gallipoli (NZ Govt)

ANZAC Day in New Zealand

For local ANZAC Day Service times and information please use Find an RSA.

The following are special events happening around the country:

Dr Chris Pugsley lecture series ‘ANZAC: The Cost to a Nation’
Nationwide
19 April–5 May 2005
www.nzdf.mil.nz

Bloody Gallipoli: 90th Anniversary Tribute Exhibition Auckland War Memorial Museum
15 April–22 May 2005
www.aucklandmuseum.com

Gallipoli 1915: A Hill Too Far
Army Museum Waiouru
21 April 2005–April 2006
www.armymuseum.co.nz

Visiting Gallipoli

Gallipoli Information Sheet 2005 (MFAT site)
www.mfat.govt.nz

Useful links

ANZAC: a guide to ANZAC Day (Min for Culture and Heritage)
www.anzac.govt.nz

ANZAC Day (Ministry for Culture and Heritage)
www.nzhistory.net.nz

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
www.cwgc.org

Visit Gallipoli (Australian Department of Veteran Affairs)
www.anzacsite.gov.au

New Zealand Military History links (on this site)

'...the greatest day in our lives'

12/896 Sgt Richard Frederick Ward, Diary, 25 April 1915
cited in Christopher Pugsley Gallipoli: The New Zealand Story