With the approach of the 105th Anzac Day this year, it’s easy and forgivable to think New Zealand’s commemoration calendar is linked to narrow and specific time windows: for most New Zealanders, this is Anzac Day on 25 April and perhaps Armistice Day on 11 November. It’s equally as easy – and justifiable – to focus on the sacrifice of those New Zealanders who lost their lives in foreign conflicts over the service (and in many cases sacrifice) of those veterans who returned home.
