Before they were soldiers, they were farmers, bootmakers, blacksmiths, and kauri climbers. Artist Lindsey Kirk’s latest exhibition brings New Zealand’s wartime history to life — not through ...

Richard Absolon was born in England, but in 1972 his family moved to New Zealand, taking up farming in Marton. In 1980, aged 18, he returned to Britain and joined the army, where after six months ...

It was here that the British Army, supported by British Empire troops from India, New Zealand and Australia ... for almost the entire duration of WW1. From the 14th Century to the 20th Century ...