Services honour our veterans
Where to go for Anzac in the Western Bay
Each year on April 25, the communities of the Western Bay of Plenty come together to lead local Anzac Day services commemorating all New Zealanders killed in war and to honour returned service personnel.
Anzac Day commemorations, April 25:
Waih¯ı Beach
6am — Dawn parade and service at Waih¯ı Beach RSA
6.30am — Breakfast buffet at Waih¯ı Beach RSA
7am — Waih¯ı Beach RSA Stearman aircraft fly-past (weather dependent) Waih¯ı
8am — Dawn parade and service at Waih¯ı Beach RSA, wreath laying service at Waih¯ı Cemetery
9am — Waih¯ı Heritage Vision and Tunnelling Company descendants, Tunnellers Memorial Reserve,
Gilmour Lake, Waih¯ı 10.45am — Waih¯ı RSA march to Waih¯ı Memorial Hall
11am — Memorial service, Waih¯ı
Memorial Hall
Tuapiro
5.40am — Tuapiro Marae dawn service, 24 Hikurangi Rd, Katikati
Katikati
5.45am — Anzac Day service assembly in Katikati Library carpark and march to Katikati War Memorial
Hall
6am — Attendees assemble at the square in front of Katikati War Memorial Hall and enter as a group to attend the service
O¯ mokoroa
6am — Dawn service and laying of wreaths, Remembrance Cairn, Gerald Crapp, Crapp Historic Reserve, O¯ mokoroa Point
Te Puke
9.50am — Civic parade, march assembled opposite Te Puke War Memorial Hall and lead-off 10am — Service starts at Te Puke War Memorial Hall (please be seated before the arrival of the parade) 11am — Wreath laying at cenotaph 11.30am — March-off, everyone is invited to attend the Citizens RSA Te Puke in Jellicoe St/Beatty Ave for light refreshments
Maketu¯
5.30am — Muster at the landing (shop) 6am — March to Remembrance Rock, then fall in at the Remembrance Rock, Park Rd Reserve
Tauranga
For Tauranga City service information, go toTauranga City Council website.