The only changes in terms of Hastings district events came down to a couple of minor changes surrounding the venues.
For the Hastings Dawn Service the fall-in will be outside the i-Site in Russell St at 5.15am.
The service will take place at the traditional Cenotaph venue at 5.30am with Ngahiwi Tomoana the guest speaker.
Growing numbers of people attending the Clive/Haumoana Anzac Parade has meant the service will now be staged across from the cenotaph at the St Francis Church.
The cenotaph site meant crowds taking up much of the roadways and that created a Health and Safety issue, Wells said.
While the service would be held at St Francis Church wreathes would still be taken across and laid at the cenotaph.
The increasingly well attended Havelock North service at the cenotaph will again be staged at 9am, with the guest speaker this year being Inge Woolf, a Holocaust survivor and director of the Holocaust Centre in Wellington.
She will be accompanied by her family — some of whom are presently serving in the New Zealand Forces.
As is now tradition services will be bolstered by the attendance of school students.
Taradale RSA president Brayden Coldicutt said their clubrooms would be open for breakfast after the Dawn Service which will take place at Lone Pine Cemetery at 6am.
"Our restuarant will open all day and we'll have live entertainment. We're keeping the traditions alive and we do want people to know that our services are still on.
"Everyone is feeling devastated in the wake of the Christchurch attacks, but we're not going to let events like this scare us, because we are still here to remember the people who have allowed us to be here in the first place."
Police Commissioner Mike Bush said that in wake of the attacks on March 15, there was no information of a specific threat to Anzac Day.
"The national threat level in New Zealand remains at high at this time. In light of this we will not hesitate from taking the steps we need – including the advice we have provided regarding Anzac Day services – to keep our communities safe.
"While we understand the advice to consolidate Anzac Day events is disappointing for some people, our priority is public safety and we will not compromise on this."
Bush said police would be in attendance at services to pay their respects this year, just as they are every year.
Hawke's Bay Services:
Hastings Dawn Parade, 5.30am at the Cenotaph. Fall-in for march at i-Site in Russell St at 5.15am (If wet service will be held at Clubs Hastings)
Havelock North, Service at the cenotaph at 9am (rain or shine)
Clive/Haumoana, Anzac Parade at 9.20am, St Francis Church
Maraekakaho, Anzac Service at 9.30am at the Maraekakaho Hall
Waimarama, Anzac morning service at 6.30am at the Memorial Hall
Napier, Dawn Service 6am, Napier Soundshell
Taradale, Dawn Service 6am Lone Pine Cemetery, Puketapu Rd
Civic Service, 8.45am march from Taradale Paper Plus to Taradale Clock Tower
Anzac Day church service, at 9am at the Eskdale War Memorial Church
Civic Service, 11am, Napier, Clive Square
Waipukurau 5.45am Dawn Service Assemble in the car park at the rear of the Memorial Hall, River Terrace, Waipukurau for service at 6am at the War Memorial Cenotaph.
Otane 5.45am Dawn Service Hall Cenotaph, Higginson St, Otane
Porangahau 5.45am Dawn Service Hall, Abercromby St, Porangahau
Hatuma 9am Hatuma Rd Memorial
Ongaonga 9am Cenotaph, Bridge St, Onga Onga
Tikokino 9am Hall Cenotaph, Owen St, Tikokino
Omakere 9am Church Hall, Pourerere Rd, Omakere
Elsthorpe 9am Church Cenotaph, Kenderdine Rd, Elsthorpe
Takapua 10am Cenotaph
Waipawa 10.45am Assemble at the CHB Municipal Theatre, Kenilworth St, Waipawa for Civic Service at 11am, then march to Memorial Clock Tower Cenotaph
Wairoa District Dawn Service, Kaiuku Marae, Mahia, 5.45am
Dawn Service, Waipapa-a-Iwi Marae, Mohaka, 6am
Taihoa Marae Anzac Day Service, 9am
Frasertown Anzac Day Service, 9am
Nuhaka Anzac Day Service, Kahungunu Marae, Nuhaka, 9am
Whakaki Marae Anzac Day Service, Whakaki, 11am
Wairoa District Civic Service, War Memorial Hall, Wairoa, 11am
Ormondville, 12pm Service at Church of the Epiphany
Dannevirke, a Civic Service will be held at the Cenotaph at 5.45am, following the fall-in at 8.30am at Knox Church.
The Parade leaves Knox Church, corner of High and Swinburn St to march to the Domain for the laying of the wreaths.
