Āwhitu Anzac Commemoration
Service: 8.30am at Awhitu Cenotaph, Āwhitu Central Church, 16 Hamilton Road.
Other Details: Community morning tea and cuppa to follow the service. Bringing a plate to share would be appreciated.
Bombay Community Anzac Parade and Service
Parade Assembly: 8.35am at Paparata Road.
Parade Commences: 8.45am Paparata Road.
Service: 8.45am at Bombay Memorial Arch
Road Closures: Intersections of Bombay Road and Paparata Road and Paparata and Barber Road – redirection away from the parade route.
Buckland War Memorial Service
Service: 9.45am at the Cenotaph, Buckland Road, Pukekohe.
Road Closures: Traffic off Buckland Road will be detoured via George Crescent.
Other Details: Tea, coffee and light refreshments at the Buckland Community Hall after the service.
Clevedon Anzac Commemorative Services
Service: 9.30am for wreath laying at Clevedon Monument, then walk to the Clevedon Community Hall.
Service: 10.15am at Clevedon Community Hall, 1 Papakura-Clevedon Road.Road Closures: Papakura-Clevedon Road from Monument Road to Hyde Road.
Drury Community Anzac Service
Service: 11am at Drury Cenotaph, Tui Street.
Kariotahi
Following the restoration of the WWI Honours Roll Board, a special re-dedication ceremony at 1.30pm at Kariaotahi Hall at 19 Binns Road, Waiuku.
Maramarua
Please assemble at the cenotaph on Monument Road at 8.45am for a 9am start. If raining, will be held at the Maramarua Hall.
Mercer
A commemorative ceremony at dawn (6am), located at the Mercer Turret, 9 Roose Road (in front of the old Mercer Fire Station).
Ōrere and Kawakawa Bay Anzac Service
Parade Assembly: 9.55am Ōrere Primary School, 275 Ōrere Point Road.
Parade Commences: 10am
Service: 10am at Ōrere War Memorial Hall, 289 Ōrere Point Road, Ōrere Point
Other Details: Please bring a small plate to contribute to morning tea.
Papakura Anzac Dawn Service
Parade Assembly: 5.30am at Papakura Police Station, 64 Wood Street.
Parade Commences: 5.45am. Parade along Wood Street, left onto Great South Road towards Ōpaheke Road, left from Great South Road into Ōpaheke Road ending at the War Memorial.
Papakura Anzac Civic Service
Parade Assembly: Assemble 8.30am at Papakura Police Station, 64 Wood Street.
Parade Commences: 8.45am. Parade along Wood Street, left onto Great South Road towards Opaheke Road, left from Great South Road into Opaheke Road to the War Memorial.
Service: 9am at Cenotaph, cnr Great South and Opaheke Roads
Pokeno
The parade will begin at 9am, with assembly at the Z Truckstop on Great South Road, march along Market Road to the Cenotaph for the service, and onto morning tea in the Pokeno Hall.
Port Waikato
A morning service will be held at the Port Waikato Fire Brigade at 9am.
Pukekohe Anzac Dawn Service
Parade Assembly: 5.40am at Pukekohe Scout and Guide Hall, 2 Edinburgh Street.
Parade Commences: 5.45am from Pukekohe Scout and Guide Hall to the carpark of War Memorial Hall.
Service: 6am at carpark of Pukekohe War Memorial Hall.
Other Details: As a wet weather option, commemorations will be held at Pukekohe Intermediate School Hall across the road from the RSA.
Tuakau
The parade will assemble at 10.45am, starting at the Tuakau Cosmopolitan Club, walking down Madill Street, turning left onto George Street, past Central Park to the Tuakau Town Hall.
Waiau Pa, Clarks Beach, Patumahoe RSA, Anzac Parade and Service
Parade Assembly: 10am at Waiau Pa Hall, Waiau Pa Road
Parade Commences: 10.30am into Waiau Pa school grounds
Service: 10.30am Waiau Pa School, Waiau Pa Road.
Other Details: Morning tea at Waiau Pa Hall following the service with a photographic display of the battlefields and memorials of the Somme and Flanders.
Waiuku Anzac Parade and Commemoration
Parade Assembly: 10.30am outside St Andrews Church, 85 Queen Street.
Parade Commences: 10.45am to Waiuku Cenotaph.
Service: 11am Waiuku Cenotaph, cnr Queen and George Streets
Road Closures: Queen Street from Town Hall to Belgium Street, plus Kirk Street, Kent Street, Mellsop Avenue & George Street junctions.
NZ Warbirds Association flyovers
NZ Warbirds Association Inc once again has the pleasure and privilege of commemorating Anzac Day in association with the Auckland RSA, marking 110 years since the Gallipoli landings. Flypasts are scheduled for this Friday (April 25) and will depart from Ardmore Airport.
The following places and times are approximate only and are subject to weather and aircraft serviceability.
North American T6 Harvards
1034 Depart NZAR (Ardmore) via Clevedon
1042 Mt Wellington/Panmure
1044 Onehunga
1048 Titirangi
1049 New Lynn
1050 Avondale
1051 Point Chevalier
1053 Birkenhead
1100 Auckland Cenotaph (Auckland Museum)
1101 Mt Eden
1103 Waikumete
1104 Henderson
1105 Swanson
1106 Hobsonville
1108 Northcote
1109 Devonport
1110 St Heliers
1112 Howick
1118 Arrive NZAR (Ardmore Airport)
Goodyear FG-1D Corsair (NZ5648)
1043 Depart NZAR (Ardmore) via Clevedon
1050 Waiheke
1055 Browns Bay
1100 Auckland Cenotaph (Auckland Museum)
1101 MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology)
1103 Orakei
1104 St Heliers
1105 Howick
1110 Drury
1112 Pukekohe
1114 Waiuku
1115 Clarks Beach
1119 Arrive NZAR (Ardmore Airport)
World War 1 Formation: Bristol Fighter F.2B & Albatros D.Va (highly weather dependent)
1040 Depart NZAR (Ardmore)
1100 Auckland Cenotaph (Auckland Museum)
1125 Arrive NZAR (Ardmore Airport)
We will continue to update these events as more details are provided by the community.
If you have an Anzac event happening in your community, please email editor@franklintimes.co.nz with the details, and we will add it to our list.
- Please email any photos of Anzac services to editor@franklintimes.co.nz by Saturday lunchtime to allow us time to add them to next week’s newspaper.
