Anzac Day 2025 in New Zealand: Everything you need to know about services, events, and what's open
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New Zealand will come to a solemn pause this Friday to observe Anzac Day. In ceremonies from dawn until midday, citizens will stand with veterans, defence force personnel, and dignitaries to honour New Zealand's military legacy.Auckland will host one of the nation's largest dawn services at the War Memorial Museum in Parnell. The parade is set to begin at 5.45 am, with the official service commencing at 6.00 am at the Court of Honour. Vanguard Military School will perform a powerful haka in honour of the fallen. With both paid and free parking available around the venue and numerous road closures, attendees are encouraged to arrive early or plan alternative routes.In Wellington, the capital's commemorations will take place at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, beginning at 6.00 am. Veterans and attendees are expected to gather on Tasman Street from 5.30 am. The ceremony will include speeches, hymns, and the playing of the Last Post. Dignitaries, members of Parliament, and senior defence officials are also expected to attend the event.Christchurch will mark the day with a service in Cathedral Square, beginning at 6.15 am. Veterans will assemble at Worcester Bridge before parading into the square. The New Zealand Army Band will perform, concluding with the traditional Last Post, a minute of silence, and the national anthem.Hamilton will host both a Dawn Service and a Civic Service at the Cenotaph in Memorial Park. The dawn parade starts at 5.50 am and will be followed by a 40-minute service including performances by the Waikato Rivertones Chorus and Salvation Army Band. The Civic Parade begins at 9.50 am, with a formal service from 10.00 am to 11.15 am featuring the Hamilton Brass Band and another performance from the Rivertones.The Fields of Remembrance Trust will install 350 white crosses, while over 5000 poppies will decorate the corner of Memorial Drive and Anzac Parade to honour local service members.Tauranga will host services across several locations, including Mount Maunganui, Pāpāmoa, Te Puna, and Pyes Pā. In Tauranga's city centre, the dawn service will begin at 6.00 am at the RSA Cenotaph, with the Civic Memorial Service to follow at 9.00 am in Memorial Park. Mount Maunganui will hold its dawn service at 6.00 am at the Marine Parade Cenotaph, followed by a 9.30 am civic ceremony.In Pāpāmoa, the memorial service begins at 6.00 am at Stella Place. Te Puna will hold a 5.45 am ceremony at Poututerangi Marae, while Pyes Pā's service will take place at 11.00 am at the cemetery.A significant New Zealand-led commemoration will be held on April 27 in Le Quesnoy, France. The event marks the liberation of the town by New Zealand troops in 1918. Dignitaries from both nations will attend alongside travelling New Zealanders and French locals.The wearing of red poppies will be visible throughout the day, and Anzac biscuits made from ingredients with long shelf lives and once sent to soldiers at war will be distributed.Flags throughout the country will be flown at half-mast as a symbol of national mourning and respect.There will be several trading restrictions on Anzac Day.. Most shops are prohibited from opening until 1.00 pm, with exceptions for pharmacies, service stations, dairies, and certain cafés. Tourist hotspots like Queenstown are permitted to open from noon, while towns such as Whitianga, Tairua, and Whangamatā can open from 8.00 am due to regional exemptions if the date falls on a Monday or Friday, as it does in 2025.Alcohol sales at hospitality venues are allowed only with meals. Many cafés and restaurants will also apply a public holiday surcharge, which must be displayed to customers under Commerce Commission regulations.
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Events across New Zealand Live Events Trading Restrictions and Surcharge New Zealand will come to a solemn pause this Friday to observe Anzac Day. In ceremonies from dawn until midday, citizens will stand with veterans, defence force personnel, and dignitaries to honour New Zealand's military will host one of the nation's largest dawn services at the War Memorial Museum in Parnell. The parade is set to begin at 5.45 am, with the official service commencing at 6.00 am at the Court of Honour. Vanguard Military School will perform a powerful haka in honour of the fallen. With both paid and free parking available around the venue and numerous road closures, attendees are encouraged to arrive early or plan alternative Wellington, the capital's commemorations will take place at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, beginning at 6.00 am. Veterans and attendees are expected to gather on Tasman Street from 5.30 am. The ceremony will include speeches, hymns, and the playing of the Last Post. Dignitaries, members of Parliament, and senior defence officials are also expected to attend the will mark the day with a service in Cathedral Square, beginning at 6.15 am. Veterans will assemble at Worcester Bridge before parading into the square. The New Zealand Army Band will perform, concluding with the traditional Last Post, a minute of silence, and the national will host both a Dawn Service and a Civic Service at the Cenotaph in Memorial Park. The dawn parade starts at 5.50 am and will be followed by a 40-minute service including performances by the Waikato Rivertones Chorus and Salvation Army Band. The Civic Parade begins at 9.50 am, with a formal service from 10.00 am to 11.15 am featuring the Hamilton Brass Band and another performance from the Fields of Remembrance Trust will install 350 white crosses, while over 5000 poppies will decorate the corner of Memorial Drive and Anzac Parade to honour local service will host services across several locations, including Mount Maunganui, Pāpāmoa, Te Puna, and Pyes Pā. In Tauranga's city centre, the dawn service will begin at 6.00 am at the RSA Cenotaph, with the Civic Memorial Service to follow at 9.00 am in Memorial Park. Mount Maunganui will hold its dawn service at 6.00 am at the Marine Parade Cenotaph, followed by a 9.30 am civic Pāpāmoa, the memorial service begins at 6.00 am at Stella Place. Te Puna will hold a 5.45 am ceremony at Poututerangi Marae, while Pyes Pā's service will take place at 11.00 am at the cemetery.A significant New Zealand-led commemoration will be held on April 27 in Le Quesnoy, France. The event marks the liberation of the town by New Zealand troops in 1918. Dignitaries from both nations will attend alongside travelling New Zealanders and French wearing of red poppies will be visible throughout the day, and Anzac biscuits made from ingredients with long shelf lives and once sent to soldiers at war will be throughout the country will be flown at half-mast as a symbol of national mourning and will be several trading restrictions on Anzac Day.. Most shops are prohibited from opening until 1.00 pm, with exceptions for pharmacies, service stations, dairies, and certain cafés. Tourist hotspots like Queenstown are permitted to open from noon, while towns such as Whitianga, Tairua, and Whangamatā can open from 8.00 am due to regional exemptions if the date falls on a Monday or Friday, as it does in sales at hospitality venues are allowed only with meals. Many cafés and restaurants will also apply a public holiday surcharge, which must be displayed to customers under Commerce Commission regulations.
