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The Royal New Zealand Ballet remembers WW1 with four dance works

14 April 2015

The RNZB is honoured to present Salute, four dance works to mark the centenary of the First World War. Following the world premiere in Wellington in May, the company will tour to six venues around New Zealand.

WW100 marks the centenary of the Gallipoli landings

02 April 2015

WW100 New Zealand’s First World War Centenary is presenting a national programme that marks 100 years since the landings on the Gallipoli peninsula. The programme will explore New Zealand experiences at home and at war; and the beginning of our Anzac connection.

Two extraordinary WW1 exhibitions are launching this April

01 April 2015

Movie making meets museum storytelling in the film capital, with two extraordinary exhibitions opening in April 2015 as part of First World War centenary commemorations.

PM to attend Gallipoli Anzac Day commemorations

18 March 2015

Prime Minister John Key is to lead a New Zealand delegation at the centenary commemorations of the ANZAC landings in Gallipoli, Turkey.

NZ Dance Company commemorates WW1 with tour of 'Rotunda'

27 February 2015

On 13 March, The New Zealand Dance Company begins its Australasian tour of Rotunda – a tribute to the centenary of the First World War ANZAC landing at Gallipoli.

Gallipoli ballot approaches final stages

25 February 2015

Those on the Gallipoli 2015 ballot waitlist are urged to check their inbox for an update from the ballot office regarding attendance at this year's commemorations.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand marks Anzac Centenary with commemorative coin

10 February 2015

A coloured legal tender 50 cent coin will be on sale to the public from March to commemorate the centenary, on 25 April 1915, of the Anzac landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

NZ'S FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY 2014–2019

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