The sacrifices and valour of our servicemen and women will be honoured at services up and down New Zealand tomorrow.
Honouring those who have served our country, at home and offshore, include dawn parades, civic services and the laying of wreaths at memorials - including at the Ataturk Memorial on Wellington's coastline.
Auckland region
Albany
Service: 11am Albany Coronation Hall, 21 Library Lane Albany Sanders Reserve Dawn Service Service: 6am at 142-178 Sanders Rd, Albany
Dawn service Parade assembly: 5:30am in the Auckland War Memorial Museum underground carpark Parade commences: 5.45am marching on Cenotaph Rd to Court of Honour Service: 6am at Auckland Domain in front of Auckland War Memorial Museum Civic service Parade assembly: 10.30am in the Auckland War Memorial Museum underground carpark Parade commences: 10.45am marching on Cenotaph Rd to Court of honour Service: 11am Auckland Domain in front of Auckland War Memorial Museum
Avondale
Parade assembly: 9.30am at 48 Rosebank Rd Parade commences: 9.40am Service: 10am at St Ninian's Memorial, corner of Great North and St Georges Rds, Avondale
Parade assembly: 9am at Beachlands Charter Club carpark. Parade commences: 9.15am Service: 9.30am at Beachlands School Hall, Beachlands
Birkenhead
Parade assembly: 9.40am on Mokoia Rd between Bowling Club and Colonial Rd. Parade commences 9.50am. Service: 10am at Birkenhead War Memorial Park, Mahara Ave
Service: 9.30am at Clevedon Cenotaph Parade commences: After laying of wreaths, parade will march to the Clevedon Community Hall for the remainder of the service
Coatesville
Service: 7am Coatesville Settlers Hall, 4 Mahoenui Valley Rd, Coatesville
Devonport
Parade assembly: 9.25am at New World carpark, Bartley Tce Parade commences 9.50am Service: 10am at War Memorial, Marine Square, Devonport
Parade assembly: 11.25am at Hall and Glendfield Rds intersection. Parade commences: After assembly Service: 11.30am at Glenfield War Memorial Hall, Hall Rd
Glen Eden
Parade assembly: 10.45am at cenotaph Parade commences: 11am Service: 11am at Cenotaph, Waikumete Cemetery, corner of Great North and Glenview Rds, Glen Eden
Parade assembly: 9am on Castle St. Parade commences: 9.30 from corner of Castle St, marching Richmond Rd and turning left onto Francis St. Service: 9.45am at Grey Lynn RSC Clubrooms, 1 Frances St.
Helensville
Parade assembly: 10.45am on the corner of Rata St and Commercial Rd. Parade commences: 11am. Service: 11.15am outside the Memorial Hall
Henderson
Parade commences: 11.15am at Fire Station, Railside Ave. Service: 11.30am at Henderson RSA
Service:10.30 am at the flagpole outside Community Hall, Victory Rd Laingholm
Leigh
Parade assembly: 10.50am at Harbour View Rd Parade commences: 11am Service: Leigh Cemetery on arrival of parade Wet weather option: Leigh Community Hall
Parade assembly: 9am on corner of Coronation Rd and Church St, Mangere Bridge Parade commences: 9.15am Service: 10am Mangere Bridge Memorial Hall, Domain Rd
Manurewa
Parade assembly: 5.40am at Manurewa RSA Maich Rd. Parade commences: 5.45am Service: 6am at cenotaph on corner of Great South Rd and Hill Rd, Manurewa
Parade assembly: 9.10am at Alberton Ave shops carpark. Parade commences: 9.25am Service: 9.30am at Mt Albert War Memorial Cenotaph and Hall, 773 New North Rd.
Mt Eden
Parade assembly: 10.40am corner of Dexter Ave and Dominion Rd Parade commences: 10.50am parade marches along Dominion Rd to Mt Eden War Memorial Hall Service: 11am
Mt Roskill
Parade assembly: 9.55am on the corner of Cullen Ave and May Rd. Parade commences: 10.10am. Service: 10.15am at Mt Roskill War Memorial Hall, 13 May Rd Wet weather option: Inside Mt Roskill War Memorial Hall
Parade assembly: 8.45am behind McDonalds in Memorial Square Parade commences 9am Service 9.30am at New Lynn RSA
Newmarket
Parade assembly: 8.45am on corner of Teed and Osborne Sts Parade commences: 9am along Broadway to Olympic Park Service: 9.15am at Olympic Park
Northcote
Parade assembly 10.30am at Bartley St off Queen St (near Bridgeway Theatre) Parade commences 10.40am Service: 10.45am in front of War Memorial Hall, Rodney Road, Northcote
Parade assembly: 9am corner of Onehunga Mall and Arthur St Parade commences 9.30am Service: 10am at Onehunga RSA, corner of Onehunga Mall and Princes St
Orakei
Parade assembly 10.10am at the Kupe St Carpark Parade commences 10.15am Service: 10.30am at Orakei RSA Clubrooms, 178 Kepa Rd
Orere Pt
Parade assembly: 7.45am at the local school Service: 8am at Orere War Memorial Hall, 289 Orere Point Rd
Dawn Service: 6.30am at Otahuhu Cemetery, Luke St Civic Service: Parade assembly: 9am at south end of Piki Thompson Way and Great South Rd, Otahuhu Parade commences: 9.15am. Service: 9.30 at Otahuhu War Memorial, Great South Rd, Otahuhu
Otara/East Tamaki
Parade assembly: 7am at Church of the Nazarene, East Tamaki Rd, Otara Parade commences 7.30am. Service: 7.45am at cenotaph, East Tamaki Domain, East Tamaki
Parade assembly 9.15am at 163 Queens Rd carpark Parade commences 9.30am Service: 10am at Panmure Community Hall, 7-13 Pilkington Rd
Papakura
Parade assembly: 5.40am Papakura Police Station, 64 Wood St Parade commences: 5.45am Service: 6am Cenotaph Corner Great South Rd and Opaheke Rd
Papatoetoe
Parade assembly: 5.45am at Manukau Memorial Gardens, Papatoetoe Parade commences: 5.50am Dawn service: 6am at Monument Manukau Memorial Gardens Wreath laying: 9.45am Central School corner Great South Rd and St George St, Papatoetoe Civic parade assembly: 10am corner Great South Road and St George St Civic parade: 10.05am Civic service: 10.30am
Parade assembly: 5.45am at Cenotaph, Parakai Domain Parade: 6am Service: 6.30am at the Helensville Servicemen's Cemetery, Garfield Rd, Helensville
Patumahoe/Waiau Pa
Service: 10.30am at Waiau Pa Hall, Waiau Pa Rd
Piha
Parade assembly: Piha RSA Parade commences: 1.50pm marching from Beach Valley to Marine Parade finish at Lion Rock Service: 2pm at Marine Parade (Lion Rock)
Parade assembly: 8.45am at Swanson Primary School Parade commences: After assembly Service: 9am at Swanson RSA
Takapuna
Parade assembly: 9.15am on corner of Lake Rd and Sanders Ave, Takapuna. Parade commences: 9.25am Service: 9.30am at War Memorial, 1-7 The Strand, Takapuna
Te Atatu Peninsula
Parade assembly: Te Atatu Community House carpark, 580 Te Atatu Rd Parade commences 9.40am Service: 10am at Te Atatu Peninsula Community Centre
Parade assembly: 5.30am at 10 Belgium St, Ostend shops Parade commences: 5.45am Service: 5.50am at at Waiheke War Memorial Hall, corner of Belgium St and Ostend Rd Civic parade assembly: 10.45am at 10 Belgium St, Ostend shops Civic parade commences: 11am Civic service: 11.10am at Waiheke War Memorial Hall, corner Belgium St and Ostend Rd
Waimauku
Service: 11am at Memorial Hall, Waimauku Parade commences: 11.30am following the service, march back to the RSA for wreath-laying ceremony
Service: 11.10am at Waitakere RSA Clubrooms, Township Rd
Waiuku
Parade assembly: 10.15am at War Memorial Hall, Waiuku Parade commences 10.30am Wreath laying ceremony: 10.55am at Cenotaph, Waiuku Service: Noon at War memorial Hall, Waiuku
Warkworth
Parade assembly: 5.45am at Warkworth RSA. Parade commences: 5.50am Dawn service: 6am at War Memorial, Church Hill. Civic parade: 10.10am at Warkworth RSA Civic parade commences: 10.15am Civic service: 10.30am at War Memorial, Church Hill, Warkworth
Parade assembly 5.45am at 1 Point Albert Rd Parade commences: 6am Service: 6.45am at RSA, 1 Olympus Rd, Wellsford
• A complete list of every Auckland service can be foundhere
Other North Island services
Kerikeri
Parade assembles: 5.45am to march to Kerikeri RSA Cenotaph, Cobham Rd Civic service: 10.30am at the Field of Remembrance, Kerikeri Library
Kaikohe
Parade assembles: 5.55am at Kaikohe RSA carpark Parade marches at 6am to Kaikohe Memorial Hall. A service will be conducted on arrival at the memorial, then marching back to the RSA for refreshments and fellowship
Parade assembly: 5.40am along Rust Ave, through town to Laurie Hall Lane. Service commences: 6.10am Return march back to Whangarei RSA at the conclusion of the service.
Ngaruawahia
Parade assembly: 5.45am at the Ngaruawahia fire station, Herschel St Dawn parade: 6am, Field of Remembrance, Great South Rd Civic service: 11.00am Ngaruawahia War Memorial Hall, Galileo St
Hamilton
Parade commences: 5.45am from Knox St proceeds via Victoria St, Anzac Pde (former Bridge St) and Memorial Dr Dawn service: 6am begins at Memorial Park Civic Parade: 9.45am leaves from Knox St, proceeds via Victoria St Anzac Pde (former Bridge St) and Memorial Dr Civic service: 10am at Memorial Park
Civic service: 9.30am at the cenotaph on the Esplanade, parade will commence after the service.
Waiouru
Dawn service at the National Army Museum from 6am, then a Civic Service at 11am
Wairoa
The Wairoa District Anzac Day Dawn Service begins at 5am at Kaiuku Marae, Mahia Peninsula The Wairoa District ANZAC Day Parade and Civic Service begins at 11.15am Wairoa War Memorial Hall
Dawn Service at Marine Parade Sound Shell starting at 6am. Other major events include a 9am service at Eskdale Church and an 11am Civic Service at Memorial Square
Hastings
Dawn Service at the Civic Square Cenotaph, with people to gather from 5.30am
Taupo
Parade assembles: 5.50am outside Taupo RSA to march to the Great Lake Centre, Tongariro St. Dawn service commences: 6am
Dawn service: 6am at the cenotaph, corner of Queen and St Aubyn Sts.
Waitara
Dawn service: 6am at the war memorial on Memorial Pl
Whanganui
Parade assembly: 5.10am outside the Davis Library Parade starts: 5.15am Dawn service: 5.25am, held on the forecourt of the Whanganui War Memorial Centre, Queens Park
Dawn parade assembles: 5.30am on Church St between Grand Hotel and All Saints Church. Any RSA veterans in wheelchairs assemble outside Main St, opposite the iSite. Dawn service commences: 6am Breakfast service opens at 7am Cosmopolitan Club. Civic service: 9am
Wellington
Dawn Service commences: 6am at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park National Commemoration Service at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park at 11am From 12.30pm wreath laying will take place at the Ataturk Memorial, Tarakena Bay
Porirua
Civic service: 9am at the Peace Memorial at Te Rauparaha Park
Parade assembly: 5.30am at Queen St carpark (behind ANZ) Parade march: 5.45am march on to Upper Hutt Civic Centre Dawn service: 6am
Lower Hutt
Parade assembles: 5.45am outside the Civic Centre, Laings Rd, Lower Hutt Dawn service: 6am held at cenotaph, next to the Lower Hutt Memorial Library, Riddiford Gardens, Anzac Lawn
South Island services
Picton
Dawn service: 6am at Picton War Memorial, London Quay, Picton
Day service: 11am Seymour Square, 92 High St, Blenheim, Marlborough
Kaikoura
Dawn service: 6am at the Kaikoura Memorial Hall, 32 Esplanade, Kaikoura
Christchurch
Parade commences: 6.30am from the RSA building on Armagh St to Cranmer Square Dawn service: 6.30am in Cranmer Square Citizen's service: 10.00am at Cardboard Cathedral
Dawn service: 6.30am at the Cenotaph Baring Square West Civic service and wreath laying: 11am at the Cenotaph Baring Sq West
Dunedin
Parade service: 6.15am march on Cnr Crawford and Rattray Sts cenotaph, Queens Gardens Service: 9am Anzac Square service, Dunedin Railway station Passchendaele Plaque
Invercargill
Dawn parade: 6.50am on Victoria Ave Dawn service: 7am Invercargill Cenotaph Dee St followed by a civic service at the Invercargill Workingmens Club at 7.45am
Dawn parade: 7am Bluff Memorial Grove, Flagstaff Rd Main parade: 11am at the Bluff Cenotaph, Marine Parade. Please assemble at the Bluff Four Square Carpark, Gore St, at 10.50am. All welcome back to the Bluff RSA for morning tea.
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