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Military museum in a ‘man cave’
On the outskirts of Taupō there’s a bar out the back of a house that gets quite busy on Anzac Day.
Anzac services in the Taupō District
Towns around the Taupō District are gearing up for Anzac Day on Saturday.
Wartime widow’s second chance at life in NZ
Robbie Shearer celebrates 100 years with tales of wartime loss, love and even a childhood friendship with Sir David Attenborough.
Reporoa’s new Anzac tribute
Anzac Day commemorations in Reporoa will be particularly poignant this year with the public unveiling of a memorial wall of photographs and the release of a book.
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