Part One. 7:00 to 7:30am

Part Two. 7:30 to 8:00am

Part Three. 8:00 to 8:30am

Part Four. 8:30 to 9:00am

Part Five. 9:00 to 9:30am

Helen Clark. Listen with Windows Media Player

The New Zealand Prime Minister reminisces on the first time she spoke to Hokonui Gold (with Chris Russell from Turkey on the eve of Anzac Day in 2000) and she says the Great War took a great toll on her family.

Dr Brendan Nelson. Listen with Windows Media Player

Australian Minister for Defence Dr Brendan Nelson talks to us of the excitement he has at representing the Australian Government at Gallipoli for the dawn service and the confidence he has in the ongoing military relationship between Australia and new Zealand.

Don MacKay . Listen with Windows Media Player

Is a Riversdale farmer who completed a PhD in History at the University of Otago in 2005. His doctorate centred on aspects relating to the aftermath of the Gallipoli campaign. He is also writing several books on military-related topics. One aspect of his thesis was o the "Commemorative Primacy of Gallipoli" which is very topical during any Anzac Day. Today we ask him why so many young New Zealanders flock to Gallipoli on April 25th.

Jenny Lawless.Listen with Windows Media Player

Historian Jenny Lawless has spent the last 7 years completing a PhD thesis on POWs from Gallipoli and describes the conditions underwhich they were incarcerated and some of the stories of life as a Turkish POW.

Megan Hutchins. Listen with Windows Media Player

Edited the wonderful series of oral histories of World WAr Two for the Ministry of Culture and Heritage. THe last in the series which ahs been published over the last seven years is "Last Line of Defence: New Zealanders Remember the War at Home" which tells the tale of the Home Guard, the Women's War Service Auxiliary and htose in the various emergency services in New Zealand during the war years.

Mehmet Evin. Listen to Windows Media Player

Young Turk - Mehmet Evin is bringing a Turkish perspective to the celebrations and talks to us about the warmth of the relationahip he feels is growing between Aussie and Kiwi veterans and the Turkish people.

Flight Liutenant Mitch Christie. Listen with Windows Media Player

Is a local Waikaia-born girl who is doing a six month Tour of Duty in Afghanistan with the New Zealand Air Force as a finance officer. We find out that life in that very dangerous past of the world is not all beer and skittles. In fact there is no beer at all.

Prof Bruce Scates. Listen with Windows Media Player

Professor Bruce Scates from Monash university share some of his research into the rising status of Gallipoli as a focus for the pilgrimage of thousands of Aussie and Kiwi backpackers and travellers each year.

Ron Crosby. Listen with Windows Media Player

Author of "Albaneta - Lost Opportunity at Cassino". It relates the tale of a little known attack in Italy during World War 2 by 15 Kiwi tanks of C Squadron, 20th Armoured Regiment. The men of this South Island squadron achieved initial success beyond expectations in the mountains behind the Monastery at Cassino. The book recounts that success at Albaneta, and the causes of a sadly wasted opportunity which had the potential to avoid many of the later infantry losses below the Monastery in the township of Cassino.

His Excellency The Governor General of Australia. Listen with Windows Media Player

Australia's highly decorated former SAS Commander and now Governor General - His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery talks to us about his perspective as a Military Commander and now Head of State of the the admiration that Australians - especially young Australians have for the ANZAC spirit that fired up the Aust and NZ men and women at Gallipoli and the battles since.