Letters: Anzac Day, foreign alliances, Arkwright days and cancer treatment 26 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 8 minutes to read Armed forces personnel march to commemorate Anzac Day at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on April 25, 2021. Photo / Getty Images Armed forces personnel march to commemorate Anzac Day at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on April 25, 2021. Photo / Getty Images NZ Herald Reflecting on our foreign alliances It was good to return to the traditional camaraderie of Anzac Day, commemorating the traumas of our wars and respecting the various sufferings involved. It is also important to remember the causes of these wars, and the circumstances which made such slaughter seem necessary.