A powerful and poignant post @anzacs You didn't need many words or images to portray the sentiment shared by thousands of Kiwis and Aussies, living in these two countries and all around the world. I'm a kiwi expat living in Australia and am blessed to have dual citizenship of both amazing countries. For many years I wasn't sure where my home was. I visited the land of my birth as often as finance allowed and the nostalgic pull of New Zealand was instant the moment my feet landed on terra firma. My visits were spent catching up with friends and family and my allotted time back 'home' was never enough. I'd return 'home' to Australia to our three sons and their growing families and sighed with relief with having them physically close to me once more. Where was home? I asked myself that question so many times. And the answer of course is; "Home is where your heart is." As my heart is invested equally in two countries ........two neighbouring countries with many ties and similarities, 'Home' to me is, New Zealand AND Australia. Two countries they may be, with the Tasman sea, or the Creek as many of us prefer to call the stretch of water that lies between New Zealand and Australia, but that division is purely a matter of geography to me. Sure, there is constant rivalry and fierce competition between the two countries and I'd even go so far as saying that some Kiwis and Aussies will never see eye to eye. That is unfortunate for them. No matter what takes place on the footy field, (Go the All Blacks!) the cricket pitch or the netball courts, or who wins the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race (Go the All Blacks!) we are brothers and sisters enjoying the wonderful freedom our brave soldiers fought long and hard to achieve for generations to come. So many lost their lives to enable us to live the way we do today. The Tasman Sea divides us but the Spirit of the Anzacs unite us! So I echo the call of the Anzacs; "God Bless Australia and God Bless New Zealand."
LEST WE FORGET.