ANZAC DAY SERVICES

COROMANDEL TOWN:

10am Civic Service -Memorial Reserve, followed by morning tea at The Club, 190 Woollams Ave Coromandel Town

TAPU:

5.45am Dawn Parade – from Tapu Fire Station to the Cenotaph, Tapu Hall, followed by Dawn Service. Breakfast afterwards

THAMES:

5.45am Dawn Parade – from the corner of Sealey St and Pollen St (outside BNZ), along Pollen St, turning left into Mary Street to Thames War Memorial Civic Centre
6am Dawn Service followed by breakfast at Thames Bowling Club
9.45am Civic Parade – from the corner of Sealey St and Pollen St (outside BNZ), along Pollen St, turning left into Mary Street to Thames War Memorial Civic Centre, for a 10am Civic Service followed by refreshments at Thames Bowling Club

PāUANUI:

6.00am Dawn Service – assemble at 5.45am on the beach adjacent to Surf Lifesaving Club (Pauanui Sports and Recreation Club if wet Paying breakfast afterwards at Pāuanui Club, 31 Sheppard Ave, Pāuanui

TAIRUA:

6.00am Dawn Service – assemble at 5.45am in front of the Commemorative Wall at the Tairua Ex Servicemen’s Cemetery

WHANGAMATĀ:

6.30am Sunrise Flag Raising & Service  (Includes flyover by Stearman aircraft) – assemble at Whangamata Surf Club Breakfast after at Blackies in Williamson Park

9am Mix and Mingle at Whangamata RSA

9.30am Beach Hop vehicles will collect members and take them to the parade start

10.20am Civic Parade led by the Bay of Plenty Pipes & Drums from the Council Offices

11am Wreath-laying at Whangamatā War Memorial Centre. Welcome by RSA President Geoff March.

On completion of the service, the laying of wreaths and floral tributes will take place at the renovated Remembrance Wall, the Last Post, Ode and Reveille, followed by a light lunch and entertainment at the RSA Clubrooms

WHITIANAGA:

5.45am Dawn Parade – assemble Mercury Bay Club carpark. 6am march to Soldiers’ Memorial Park for service. This year’s theme is
“contributions to our war and peacekeeping efforts post WWII”

MATARANGI:

10.30am Civic Parade – assemble at the corner of Cordyline Cres and Ake Ake Ave,
10.45am march to Fire Station
11am Civic Service outside Matarangi Fire Station

HĀHEI:

10.30am Civic Service – at the Kotare Reserve Memorial Garden, Pa Rd, Hāhei

PAEROA:

6am Dawn Service at the Primrose Hill cenotaph; 9.15am Civic Service at Paeroa War Memorial Hall.

NGATEA: 

6am Dawn Service at Hauraki Plains College; 11am Parade from Hauraki RSA through Hugh Howard Domain; 11.15am Civic Service at Ngatea War Memorial Hall.

WAIHĪ:

6am Dawn Service at Waihī RSA;
8am Wreath Laying at Waihī Cemetery;
9am Tunnelling Company Service at Gilmour Reserve;
11am Civic Service at Waihī War Memorial Hall.

Returned service personnel are asked to wear their medals and decorations.

All service personnel descendants are welcome to participate in the parades. Descendants marching in the parades are asked to wear medals on the right upper area of their clothes.