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Remembering Gallipoli
"There was no avoiding war when I was at primary school. Every morning, we entered the playground through ornate memorial gates, on either side of which were brass plaques bearing the names of old boys who had fought in World War I. The small crosses next to many of the names, I soon learned, signified they had been killed. "Occasionally we might inspect the lists, perhaps find someone with our own surname. But mostly those gates functioned less as a reminder—lest we forget—than as a kind of confirmation that otherwise hazy ideas of war and loss and honour and sacrifice were just part of the architecture, the bricks and mortar of nebulous national identity." Keep reading...
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Streetscapes
Just over a week after Britain declared war on Germany, now 100 years ago, New Zealand entered the fray also, despatching troopships to take Samoa. It would be a benign introduction to the horror that would unfold in Europe and Africa, but the first step in New Zealand’s involvement in the Pacific, and the coming of age of a country. Keep reading...
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Forgotten Islands
New Zealand Geographic’s next reader voyage in collaboration with Heritage Expeditions will explore some of the most remote and rewarding parts of New Zealand, taking in the Subantarctic Islands, Stewart Island and Fiordland over 12 days with acclaimed author, scientist and explorer Professor Tim Flannery as the special guest. Book your spot now...
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New Zealanders in the Spanish Civil War
While officially we were neutral in this bitter curtain-raiser for WWII, a handful of volunteers became involved, most of them on the side of the left-wing government fighting Franco and his fascist supporters. Keep reading...
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Better Ancestors: a year of change, a world of difference
In 2021, Better Ancestors produced 50 stories profiling people and organisations doing their bit to find solutions to some of the world's most pressing environmental issues. So what did they learn through that process? As executive producer Warren Begley says: "If individually and collectively we act as long-term thinkers, as if we wanted to be regarded as a better ancestor, then we will find the answers together." Watch the video...
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