Join Auckland Museum this Anzac Day for commemorative services, tours, music and poetry.
Dawn Service
6AM, COURT OF HONOUR
Civic Service
11AM, COURT OF HONOUR
After the Anzac Day services, visit the commemorative galleries for your own personal reflections and discover more about New Zealand’s history and involvement in WWI and WWII. Entry to the Museum is free to everyone on Anzac Day. The Museum will open immediately following the Dawn Service. The Museum will close at 10AM in advance of the Civic Service, and reopen after the conclusion of the Civic Service.
Cantare Choir from Westlake Girls & Macleans College Chorale
Approx. 6.40AM, directly following the Dawn Service, WWI HALL OF MEMORIES
Military Service Research
6.45AM – 5PM, POU MAUMAHARA MEMORIAL DISCOVERY CENTRE
Holding Hands in Peace Craft
6.45AM – 3PM, WEIRD AND WONDERFUL
Messages of Hope
6.45AM – 5PM, WWI HALL OF MEMORIES
WWI and WWII Tours
7.15AM, 8.15AM, 9.15AM, 12.30PM, 1.30PM, 2.30PM AND 3.30PM, MEET OUTSIDE PACIFIC LIFEWAYS, GROUND LEVEL
Join Auckland Museum’s experienced guides and explore the stories of the First and Second World Wars.
Auckland Youth Choir
8.30AM, WWI HALL OF MEMORIES
Lest We Forget Poetry Competition Finalists
9.30AM, WWII HALL OF MEMORIES
Cantare Choir from Westlake Girls & Macleans College Chorale
12 NOON, directly following the Civic Service, WWI HALL OF MEMORIES
