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Anzac Day
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Anzac Day (April 25) is a national day of remembrance which commemorates the New Zealand (and Australian) military personnel who have served in conflicts overseas. The first Anzac day was observed in 1916. The day is marked by dawn services and commemorative marches. Poppies and wreaths are traditionally laid at memorials around Christchurch and Canterbury.
Anzac wreath and poppies
Close-up of an Anzac wreath and poppies which, for the first time, have been made using paper sourced from Auckland and not from the Royal British Legion in Richmond, Surrey in the United Kingdom.
Anzac Day parade
Members of the Returned Services Association marching from St James Park to the Papanui RSA on Anzac Day carrying wreaths.
Anzac Poppies - old and new
Patricia Tihema, a worker at the Christchurch RSA, with the old and new styles of poppies that are sold just before Anzac day.
Anzac Day parade
Members of the armed forces and veterans in Cathedral Square heading towards ChristChurch Cathedral during the Anzac Day dawn parade.
Anzac Centenary Memorial, Halswell Road
View of an Anzac Centenary Memorial near War Memorial on Halswell Road, Halswell.
Anzac Day dawn service in Cathedral Square
Crowds gathered outside ChristChurch Cathedral next to the Citizens War Memorial during the Anzac Day service.
Anzac Day dawn service in Cathedral Square
War veterans and local dignitaries gathered by the Citizens War Memorial in Cathedral Square, next to ChristChurch Cathedral, for the Anzac Day dawn service.
Anzac Day parade, Wigram Pipe Band
View along Cashel Street looking east towards the Bridge of Remembrance during the Anzac Day Parade. In the foreground the Wigram Pipe Band is marching. William (Bill) Penman is the bagpiper at the...
My late father's last Anzac Day parade at Papanui
My late father's last Anzac Day parade at Papanui roundabout heading to Papanui RSA.
Anzac biscuits at St Albans School
St Albans school students Abigail Bills-Strange and Bridie Sweetman, with their teacher Elizabeth Craythorne, with Anzac biscuits being sold at the school. The money raised will go to the Returned...
Rangiora Anzac Day parade
Anzac Day procession on High Street in Rangiora.
School children assembling for the Anzac Day Parade
A group of school students walking with flags at the start of the Anzac Day Parade at 301 Halswell Road.