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The World War I Collection

Curated by NZ On Screen team 34 items
Over 100,000 NZers served overseas in WWI. This collection is an evolving onscreen remembrance.

Lest We Forget

More than 100,000 New Zealanders served overseas in World War l. Over 18,000 died; at least 40,000 more were wounded. Campaigns involving Kiwis, from Gallipoli to the Western Front, were identity-forming, and the war's effects on society were deep. The World War l Collection is an evolving onscreen remembrance. Military expert Chris Pugsley writes about the collection here

Profiles

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Jane Andrews
Producer/ Director
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Jane Waddell
Actor, Director
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Ginette McDonald
Actor, Producer, Director
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John Keir
Producer, Director
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Peter Hutt
Director, Narrator
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David Blyth
Director

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