ANZAC Day 2008

This year Chief of Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Graham Lintott will be the NZDF representative at the commemorative service at Gallipoli. Music will be provided by the New Zealand Army Band and members of the NZDF currently based in the Sinai will provide the catafalque party. Anzac Day services will also be held where NZDF personnel are on missions overseas including Afghanistan, Timor Leste, Korea, Sudan, and the Solomon Islands.

Anzac Day services

Here in New Zealand Defence Force representatives will attend the many dawn and civic ceremonies held at war memorials and town halls around the country. To find out more about Anzac Day services contact your local council or the local branch of the RSA or visit http://www.rsa.org.nz/ .

• In Wellington the Chief of Defence Force (CDF) Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae, will attend a Dawn Service held at the Cenotaph at 5.45am, along with Wellington based NZDF personnel.
• At the National War Memorial in Buckle Street NZDF personnel will provide a dawn to dusk vigil ceremony over the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior from 6am to 6pm.
• A citizen’s service will be held at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul in Hill Street, starting at 9.45am.  NZDF will be represented at this service by Chief of Staff, Commodore Pat Williams.  This service will be followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Wellington Cenotaph in Lambton Quay at approximately 10.30am.
• CDF and senior Defence Force staff will also attend the National Wreath-laying Ceremony at the National War Memorial at 11am.
• A ceremony will also be held at 1.30pm at the Ataturk Memorial at Tarakena Bay, Island Bay.  Chief of Staff - Joint, Captain John Martin will represent NZDF.  Wreaths will be laid by the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey His Excellency Mr Ugur Ergun, and the Honorable Annette King.
• An Anzac concert, We’ll meet again, will be held at the Wellington Town Hall from 7.00-8.15pm and will feature the Central Band of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the Beat Girls.

Related articles: 

• ANZAC Day Television coverage - A vast number of defence related television and radio programmes will be broadcast on Anzac Day Friday 25 April. The following has Television  been compiled for your information. Highlights include: TVONE’s broadcast of the Anzac Day Wreath Laying Ceremony in Wellington, coverage Reluctant Hero - a documentary about Corporal Willie Apiata VC and
  Maori TV’s Timor Leste from Kiwi Lines, live coverage of the dawn
  service at Gallipoli and the New Zealand-only service at Chunuk Bair.
• ANZAC Screenings 2008 - the following ANZAC themed films will be screened at the NZ Film Archives.
• Operation Kiwi to raise awareness of NZ troops.
• Public encouraged to show support for Kiwi troops - Post a message using our contact form here.
• More information on ANZAC Day visit www.nzdf.mil.nz.

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