Gallipoli & ANZAC Day 2010 – (6) ANZAC Day | Rick Barker - Labour ...

Now is the Hour was sung to farewell the troop ships leaving New Zealand for the First World War. The tradition was to throw a roll of tape to your loved one, to hold it until the ship leaving pulled the tape apart, breaking the connection. ... As we drove back to the hotel a Canadian who had attended the ceremony enquired about the use of the Maori language. She was astonished to find that it was an official language, along with sign language. She found it difficult to ...