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ANZAC Day

War remembrance day (25 Apr)

Cenotaph Crowds

Observed on 25 April - the date coinciding with the initial landings at Gallipoli in 1915 – Anzac Day dawn services are held throughout the country.

ANZAC stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corps and Anzac Day is New Zealand’s war remembrance day – and a national holiday.

The biggest dawn service is at the Cenotaph before Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Attend a dawn service if you get the chance.

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ANZAC Day

Autumn: Mar, Apr & May

Text © Craig McLachlan

Image by Tim Dawson