Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga communities have a range of services and events on Thursday, April 25 to attend to commemorate ANZAC Day.
Pāpāmoa, Mount Maunganui and Tauranga will hold dawn services in the city while ANZAC Day in the Western Bay will feature dawn parades and services at Katikati, Waihī Beach, Ōmokoroa and Maketu.
Pāpāmoa
The Pāpāmoa Memorial Dawn Service will be held from 5.30am this year at the Pāpāmoa Memorial at the Stella Place beach carpark on Pāpāmoa Beach Road.
Mobility parking, medical services and toilets will be available close to the memorial site.
Mount Maunganui
The Mount Maunganui Dawn Service is at Mount Maunganui Cenotaph, Marine Parade, opposite Mount Drury. People can assemble at 5.45am, with a 5.55am march off followed by a service from 6am.
A free park and ride service will operate from Kawaka St, behind Blake Park, to Maunganui Rd behind Mount Drury Reserve.
Buses will depart Kawaka St between 5am and 5.50am, returning at the end of the Dawn Service between 6.15am and 7.30am. Park and ride services are accessible for people with limited mobility.
A Mount Maunganui Civic Memorial Service begins 9.30am at Mount Maunganui Cenotaph, Marine Parade (opposite Mount Drury Reserve, Hopukiore). People can assemble at Mount Drury Reserve at 9.15am for a 9.25am march off.
Tauranga City
Tauranga City’s Dawn Service is at the Tauranga RSA Cenotaph, 1237 Cameron Rd, Greerton. Assemble 5.45am at Hayes Ave for a 5.55am march off and service at 6am.
A Tauranga Moana Tumatauenga ANZAC Commemoration begins 5.45am at Waikari Marae, Waikari Road, Matapihi.
The Tauranga Civic Memorial Service is at Tauranga Memorial Park, Eleventh Ave. Parade assembly is on the grass beside Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre at 8.45am.
March off is 8.55am and the 9am service will take place indoors at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre if poor weather prevents an outside gathering at Memorial Park. A park and ride and wreath laying are available at this service.
Pyes Pa will hold a Remembrance Service at 11am at Pyes Pa Cemetery, 403 Pyes Pa Rd.
Western BOP
In the Western BOP, Katikati’s dawn service begins 6am at Katikati War Memorial Hall.
At 5.45am, an ANZAC Day Service assembly will meet in the Katikati Library Carpark and march on foot to Katikati War Memorial Hall.
Ōmokoroa is hosting a dawn service from 6am at Remembrance Cairn, Gerald Crapp Reserve, Ōmokoroa Point. Maketu’s dawn service begins 6am with a march to Remembrance Rock, following march fall in at the Remembrance Rock, Park Road Reserve.
Te Puke will have a civic parade begin 9.50am opposite Te Puke War Memorial Hall followed by a service from 10am at the Te Puke War Memorial Hall.
Attendees are asked to be seated before arrival of the parade. After the service, people can move to the cenotaph for wreath laying.
To find out more about ANZAC Commemorations on April 25 in the Tauranga region, see: https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/exploring/whats-on/annual-council-run-events/anzac-day/service-information
For contacts and information about ANZAC Day events in the Western BOP, see: https://www.westernbay.govt.nz/council/news-and-updates/news