Going by the crowds which turned out for this morning's Anzac Day dawn services in Napier and Hastings it was clear the final line of the traditional ode has taken hold of all ages — "we will remember them".
"It is just marvellous" was how Napier RSA president John Purcell put it after the Napier service at the Sound Shell, which took place under clear skies and a brilliant glowing dawn.
"It is such a special time for so many people, and it was great to especially see the young, and particularly so many teenagers, turning out."
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The Sound Shell grass and colonnade arena was packed and the crowd of several thousand also spilled across the nearby roads.