The Governor General has urged thousands of people commemorating ANZAC Day at Gallipoli in Turkey to remember the legacy and sacrifices of those who fought.
Of the 8,500 New Zealand troops who served at Gallipoli 94 years ago, more than a quarter died in combat or from disease, and more than half were wounded.
Sir Anand Satyanand told Saturday's dawn service at Anzac Cove that the Gallipoli campaign was a disaster and its consequences should serve as a reminder of the futility of war.
He said the service was to honour those who fought at Gallipoli - both Allied and Turkish soldiers - for their courage, bravery and valour.
Sir Anand, Australian foreign minister Stephen Smith, and representatives from the Turkish, British, French and other governments laid wreaths at the commemorative site.
Sir Anand said the deep bonds of friendship between Australians and New Zealanders, strengthened under fire in the Gallipoli campaign, continued to this day.
"The strength of the ANZAC spirit is also evident in the goodwill of New Zealanders and Australians who have travelled to Gallipoli to commemorate those gallant soldiers who served and died here," he said.
New Zealanders and Australians carried on an unbroken London tradition, gathering on Saturday morning to pay tribute to the sacrifice of soldiers in battle.
At least 2,000 people were estimated to have attended a dawn service at the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner in the city centre.
New Zealand High Commissioner Derek Leask gave a reading at the service as did Australian High Commissioner, John Dauth.
The Australian and New Zealand war memorials sit diagonally opposite each other and the London dawn service alternates between the two, with wreath-laying ceremonies each year at both.
New Zealand troops serving in Afghanistan have been joined by the Foreign Minister to mark ANZAC Day.
Murray McCully attended a dawn service with the 131-strong Provincial Reconstruction Team in the Bamiyan province.
While there, Mr McCully will meet members of the Afghan government, as well as leaders of the international assistance effort.
About 170 New Zealand and Australian soldiers deployed in East Timor took part in a dawn service in the capital Dili.
Ceremony at South Pole
The only New Zealander at the South Pole has paid tribute to fallen soldiers by holding an outdoor ceremony and baking some Anzac biscuits.
Jude Gregan is a doctor at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica working with about 40 other people.
She and an Australian conducted a simple ceremony at the Ceremonial Pole, amid a temperature of -57deg.
Speaking to [Radio New Zealand] by satellite phone, Ms Gregan said finding ingrediants for the biscuits was tricky.
She said golden syrup is not stocked in Antarctica but a doctor, who had spent some time in the UK, had one tin in her pantry.
Big turnouts in Australian centres
New Zealand veterans led the parade in Brisbane for the first time.
A veteran of the Vietnam War, New Zealander Bruce Weir, 64, who now lives on the Gold Coast, says it was a great day for New Zealand and paid homage to lost mates.
"It's fantastic the Kiwis are leading the parade this year - it's nice to recognise the Kiwis fought alongside the Aussies," he said.
Returned and Services League state president Doug Formby said the New Zealanders were invited to lead this year's parade to honour the New Zealanders who fought beside Australian troops in World War I.
The gesture was "to put the NZ back into ANZAC", he said.
Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Australian towns and cities on ANZAC Day.
Umbrellas decorated the parade ground at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as war veterans and current servicemen and women marched past the Stone of Remembrance.
Governor-General Quentin Bryce delivered the commemorative address, saying the day was about coming together to pay respects and give thanks.
Ms Bryce then joined Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and other dignitaries in the laying of wreaths.
The Returned and Services League said more than 20,000 veterans turned out for Saturday's march in Sydney.
About 40,000 attended the morning service at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance.
In Brisbane about 50,000 people attended the main march along the city's Adelaide Street with the 27th Light Horse Association leading the march in Townsville.
Tens of thousands attended dawn services around Australia, listening to prayers, singing hymns and standing in silence to remember those who died at war.
