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Please note there will be no Civic Service for the Anzac Commemoration 2024. The programme below may be subject to change without notice.
THU 25 APR DAWN SERVICE 6AM, COURT OF HONOUR
After the Anzac Day Dawn Service, visit our commemorative galleries for your own personal reflections and to discover more about New Zealand’s history and involvement in conflicts around the world.
CENTENNIAL CHOIR PERFORMANCE APPROX. 6.45 AM, DIRECTLY FOLLOWING THE DAWN SERVICE WWI HALL OF MEMORIES, LEVEL 2
As the sun rises on Anzac Day, join the award-winning Centennial Choir from Mt Albert Grammar School as they welcome the dawn in the evocative surroundings of the WWI Hall of Memories, with a programme of reflection and remembrance, under the musical direction of Terence Maskell.
MILITARY SERVICE RESEARCH 6.45AM - 5PM POU MAUMAHARA MEMORIAL DISCOVERY CENTRE, LEVEL 2
In Pou Maumahara, you can discover more about a service person using Online Cenotaph and other library resources.
PINWHEEL POPPIES 6.45AM – 5PM, WEIRD AND WONDERFUL, LEVEL 1 Create your own pinwheel red poppy to take home as a reminder of your day.
PEACE TREE 6.45AM – 5PM, WWI HALL OF MEMORIES Write a message for peace and hope for those living in war-torn countries.
WWI AND WWII TOURS 7.30AM, 8.30AM, 9.30AM, 10.30AM, 11.30AM, 12.30PM, 1.30PM, 2.30PM & 3.30PM MEET OUTSIDE PACIFIC LIFEWAYS, GROUND LEVEL Join our experienced guides and explore the stories of the First and Second World Wars.
LEST WE FORGET POETRY COMPETITION FINALISTS 11AM, WWII HALL OF MEMORIES, LEVEL 2 Join us in support of the finalists of our Lest We Forget Poetry Competition, as they read their winning entries. Finalists were asked to create a response to our annual theme: Local Stories.
Field of Remembrance
From Monday 15 to Monday 29 April, a field of white crosses will be planted before the Museum to honour our fallen New Zealand soldiers from all wars & conflicts from 1845-2012.
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VISIT THE EXHIBITION
From laying a virtual poppy to reading about additions to our Halls of Memories and the heroics of newspaper printers in WWII Crete, you can find many more ways to honour our service personnel at our Anzac Day at Home page.
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