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ANZAC
DAY
Orders of Service
Museum Programme
Image (detail): © Getty Images. Anzac Day 2017 at Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
Image (detail): Henry Armytage Bradley Sanders, 1886–1936. A group of 10 soldiers sitting on the ground eating their lunch. The soldier at the centre of the group is reading from a magazine and the others are posed to look as though they are listening. Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira. PH-ALB-418.
MARKING 102 YEARS OF ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS
MAYORAL MESSAGE
Ā te rā o ANZAC, ka rauika tātou puta noa i te On Anzac Day we gather across our city and
tāone nui me tō tātou motu ki te whakahōnore i country to honour the memory of those who
te hunga i whai pānga, i tae ki te mura o te ahi, i served, fought and gave up their lives for our
hinga hoki mō tō tātou whenua te take. Nā taua country. Their sacrifice made possible the peace
whakahere i mau ai te rongo, i au ai tā tātou and stability we as New Zealanders enjoy today.
noho i Aotearoa i te rā nei.
This year we commemorate 100 years since
I tēnei tau ka maumaharatia e tātou te rau tau the end of World War I. The lives of more than
mai i te mutunga o te Pakanga Tuatahi o te Ao. 18,000 New Zealanders lost in that conflict was
He utu nui te 18,000 tāngata o Aotearoa i hinga a huge price to pay for a young and small nation
ki taua pakanga mō te whenua tōiti, he miriona of only a million people. No community or family
tāngata noa te rahi. Kāhore he hapori, he was left unaffected by that loss.
whānau rānei kīhai i pāngia e taua parekura.
When we think of the unimaginable suffering
Ka whakaaro ana tātou mō te mamae kino i pā of those who fought in the trenches, killed and
ki te hunga i whawhai i ngā rua, i mate, i whara maimed by machine-gun fire, artillery barrages
i te pū mīhini, i te mura a te pūrepo, i te korohū and gas attacks, we do not glorify war. Rather, the
haukino, e kore tātou e whakakorōria pakanga. experience of war should lead us to learn from
Engari, ko tā te pakanga kē he ako i a tātou mai i the past and strive for a more peaceful world.
ngā rā o mua kia toro ao mārie atu te noho.
This Anzac Day, we honour those who served
I tēnei rā ANZAC, ka whakahōnore tātou i a and those who also gave their lives for our
rātou i tū, me rātou i hinga, mō tō tātou motu e nation and a better future.
pai ake ai te noho i muri nei.
We will remember them.
Ka maumahara tātou ki a rātou.
Hon. Phil Goff
Koromatua o Tāmaki Makaurau
Mayor of Auckland
Āperira 2018
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MARKING 102 YEARS OF ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
MUSEUM DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
I te tau 1918, nā ētahi kōkiri nui a te taha In 1918, a series of major German and Allied
Tiamana, a te taha ki ngā Hoa i māunu ai ngā offensives broke the stalemate of trench
ope o te okenga roa o ngā taha e rua i ngā warfare on the Western Front, resulting in the
awaawa i te Pae ki te Hauāuru, nā konei hoki near-collapse of the German Army and the end
i tata whati te Ope Hōia o Tiamani, ā, nō te of the fighting before the year was out. New
tatanga ki te mutunga o te tau kua tū ā-mutu Zealand units played their part in the Allies’ final
te whawhai. I āwhina nui ngā ope o Aotearoa push for victory, helping to breach the main
i ngā kōkiri whakamutunga o ngā Hoa ki te
German defence system – the Hindenburg Line
pāhorotanga nui, ā, i whai wāhi a Aotearoa ki
– and capturing the walled town of Le Quesnoy,
ngā tukinga ki ngā maioro kaupare a Tiamani
– e kīa nei te Rārangi Hindenburg – ā, ka riro France, during the final weeks of the war.
i a rātou te tāone tūwatawata o Le Quesnoy We welcome you to explore the experiences
te hopu i roto i ngā wiki whakamutunga o te of New Zealand servicemen and women in
pakanga. our recently-opened gallery, Pou Kanohi. This
Tēnei mātou te tuku pōwhiri atu nei ki a koutou gallery explores New Zealanders’ involvement
kia tūhura i ngā wheako o ngā hōia tāne, wāhine in WWI from multiple perspectives. Or you can
hoki i tō mātou taiwhanga kātahi tonu nei ka share your own family history and lay a virtual
whakatuwheratia, i Pou Kanohi. Tā te taiwhanga poppy on our interactive biographical database
nei he tūhura i te whāinga wāhi o ngā tāngata He Toa Taumata Rau Online Cenotaph.
o Aotearoa ki te Pakanga Tuatahi o te Ao, mai i Museums are civic spaces where people reflect
ngā tirohanga huhua. Ka taea hoki te tiri i ō hītori in peace: the First World War claimed 18,000
ā-whānau me te tāpae putiputi whero mariko i New Zealand lives and wounded 41,000 more.
tā mātou pātengi raraunga ā-ipurangi, He Toa At Gallipoli alone, 44,000 Allied soldiers fell,
Taumata Rau. including 2,779 Kiwis, and, alongside them,
Ko tēnei mea te Whare Pupuru Taonga he 87,000 Ottoman defenders.
wāhi nō ngā tāngata katoa o tētahi whenua We commemorate all who fell and those who
hei kohinga mahara i roto i te rangimārie: bore the memories.
18,000 ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i mate rawa
i Te Pakanga Tuatahi o Te Ao, ā, 41,000 i We will remember them.
taotū. I Karipori tonu, 44,000 ngā hōia o ngā
Hoa i hinga, tae atu ki te 2779 ngā tāngata o
Aotearoa, ā, 87,000 o te iwi Ottoman i hinga.
Tēnei mātou te whakamaumahara atu i a rātou
katoa i hinga i te pae o te riri, me te hunga katoa
i waiho iho i roto i te pouri i muri.
Dr David Gaimster
Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou. Kaihautū
Chief Executive
Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland War Memorial Museum
Āperira 2018
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ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS
DAWN SERVICE
PROGRAMME
4.30AM Veterans assemble in the
underground car park at the
south-east side of the Auckland
War Memorial Museum
5.15AM City of Auckland Pipe Band
plays on the Court of Honour
5.40AM Official party takes its place
on the Court of Honour
5.43AM Pūkāea/Conch – Karanga
Celeste Hawke – Ngāti Whātua
5.45AM Veterans march onto the
Court of Honour
6.00AM Karakia by Miki Apiti –
Vietnam Veteran
Image: © Getty Images
MARKING 102 YEARS OF ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
KARAKIA
E te Atua Kaha Rawa Almighty God
E tuwhera ana ngā ngakau katoa ki a koe To whom all hearts are open
E mohiotia ana ngā hiahia All desires known
E kore hoki e ngaro i a koe te mea ngaro And from whom no secrets are hidden
Whakahāngia hoki tōu wairua tapu Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
hei whakamā i ngā whakaaro o ō By the inspiration of Your Holy Spirit
mātau ngākau So that we may truly love You
kia tino aroha ai mātau ki a koe And worthily praise Your holy name
kia tika ai te whakanui i tōu ingoa tapu Through our Saviour, Jesus Christ
Ko Ihu Karaiti tō mātau Ariki Amen.
Amene.
Ata marie. Good morning. Greetings.
Tihei Mauriora, Ngāti Whatua, Ngāti Whātua, we greet you as guardians
te mauri o te whenua, kia ora koutou. of this land.
Tāmaki hereherenga o ngā waka, Auckland, we greet you as the gathering
tena koutou. place of many peoples.
Mai i Te Hiku o Te Ika, Ki te Tai Rāwhiti, We greet all of the north, the east,
Te Tai Hauauru, ki te tonga ki the west, to the South Island across
Te Waipounamu, to the Chatham Islands and to the
whiti atu ki Wharekauri, me ngā moutere o islands of the Pacific Ocean.
Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, kia ora tātou katoa. Greetings to us all.
Ngā mōrehu e tū ngātahi nei, ngā pouaru, To those who served and survived,
ngā maramara o te hunga kua riro, To those who are bereft,
ngā tamariki me ngā mokopuna, To the descendants of our soldiers,
nau mai, haere mai. To our young,
Whakatau mai ki te rā whakamaumahara We welcome you.
mō ngā hoia kua hinga, We welcome all to our commemoration
arā, mō ngā hoia i mate kaumātuatia,
of those who have fallen, for the aged
otiia mō ngā hoia i mate māuiui
and for the ill; for all who have served
i ngā pakanga maha o te ao mai
in all wars that followed since the
te tīmatanga
First World War to the present day.
o te pakanga tuatahi ki nāianei...
kia ea ai hoki te kōrero rā:
ko te mūrau o te tini, Let us acknowledge the few that shelter
ko te wenerau a te mano. the many. Greetings to us all.
Tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.
We commence our proceedings this
Hei whakapuare ake i ngā whakahaere morning with the hymn Abide With Me.
o tēnei ata,
kia tuku tātou i tā tātou hīmene,
Te Ariki hei au koe noho ai.
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DAWN SERVICE
HYMN – ‘ABIDE WITH ME’ HYMN – ‘THE RECESSIONAL’
LED BY THE SALVATION ARMY AUCKLAND (LEST WE FORGET)
BAND AND AUCKLAND YOUTH CHOIR
God of our fathers, known of old,
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; Lord of our far-flung battle-line.
The darkness deepens; Lord, Beneath whose awful hand we hold
with me abide; Dominion over palm and pine –
When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me. Lest we forget – lest we forget!
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; Far-called, our navies melt away;
Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories On dune and headland sinks the fire:
pass away; Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Change and decay in all around I see – Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
O Thou who changest not, abide with me. Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget – lest we forget!
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears The tumult and the shouting dies;
no bitterness; The captains and the kings depart –
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
Thy victory? A humble and contrite heart.
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me. Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget – lest we forget!
Whakaaria mai tōu rīpeka ki a au,
Tīaho mai rā roto i te pō
Hei kona au Anzac Dedication read by student
Titiro atu ai. representatives of Saint Kentigern College
Ora, mate, (George Shirtcliffe and Laura Porteous).
Hei au koe noho ai.
(Please repeat after the students:
“We will remember them”.)
Prayers will be offered by
Chaplain Chris Haines,
Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Address by Hon. Phil Goff,
Mayor of Auckland
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will place
upon the Cenotaph a wreath on behalf of the
citizens of New Zealand in memory of all fallen
servicemen and women, and all who served.
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MARKING 102 YEARS OF ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
Last Post
ITEM – ‘I VOW TO THEE, MY COUNTRY’
Flags lowered, lights down,
one-minute silence I vow to thee, my country, all earthly
The Ode things above,
Read in Māori by Miki Apiti – Entire and whole and perfect, the service
Vietnam Veteran: of my love;
The love that asks no question, the love
E kore rātou e kaumātuatia pēnei i a tātou that stands the test,
kua mahue nei E kore hoki rātou That lays upon the altar the dearest
e ngoikore and the best;
Ahakoa pēhea i ngā āhuatanga o te wā. The love that never falters, the love that
I te hekenga atu o te rā pays the price,
Tae noa ki te aranga mai i te ata The love that makes undaunted the
Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou. final sacrifice.
All: Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou
And there’s another country, I’ve heard
Read in English by of long ago,
Pat Killalea – Vietnam Veteran: Most dear to them that love her, most
They shall grow not old, as we that are great to them that know;
left grow old: We may not count her armies, we may
Age shall not weary them, nor the not see her King;
years condemn. Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride
At the going down of the sun and in is suffering;
the morning And soul by soul and silently her shining
We will remember them. bounds increase,
All: We will remember them. And her ways are ways of gentleness,
and all her paths are peace.
Reveille (bugle call)
The sounding of the reveille at this service
proclaims our belief that the Anzac During the singing of the item,
landing at Gallipoli was the dawn of the Mayor Hon. Phil Goff, with student
nationhood of New Zealand and Australia. representatives of Saint Kentigern College
(George Shirtcliffe and Laura Porteous),
The Lament will place a cross in the Court of Honour
Flags up, lights up in memory of the Unknown Soldier.
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All are requested to remain in their places until
AUSTRALIA NATIONAL ANTHEM
the last of the Parade and the official party
Australians all let us rejoice, have left the Cenotaph.
For we are young and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil; The Mayor cordially invites Veterans and their
Our home is girt by sea; families to the Events Centre in the Museum,
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts level 3, for light refreshments.
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair. DAWN SERVICE OFFICIALS
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair. Parade Commander
WO2 Norm Wichman, 3/6 Battalion
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL ANTHEM
Padre
E Ihowā Atua, Chaplain Chris Haines,
O ngā iwi mātou rā Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN)
Āta whakarangona;
Me aroha noa Ensign Party
No. 3 (Auckland City) Squadron
Kia hua ko te pai; Air Training Corps
Kia tau tō atawhai; Bands
Manaakitia mai The Salvation Army Brass Band
Aotearoa City of Auckland Pipe Band
God of Nations at Thy feet, Choir
In the bonds of love we meet, Auckland Youth Choir
Hear our voices, we entreat, Parade Assembly Area and
God defend our free land. Catafalque Party
New Zealand Army
Guard Pacific’s triple star
From the shafts of strife and war, Commentator
Make her praises heard afar, Dr Stephen Clarke
God defend New Zealand.
Parade Co-ordinator
Eddie Nock, Vietnam Veteran
Benediction
Chaplain Chris Haines, Service Organisers
Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Auckland Council Civic Events
Royal New Zealand Air Force Fly-past New Zealand Vietnam Veterans Association
Veterans march off Acknowledging the support of Auckland War Memorial
Museum, Ngāti Whātua, New Zealand Vietnam Veterans
Association, New Zealand Defence Force, Auckland Council
page 8 Anzac Services Domain Project Team, Auckland Returned and
Services Association Inc. and Māori Television.MARKING 102 YEARS OF ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
Image (detail): Arthur John Lloyd, 1884–1917. A fatique party taking up duckboards for the assembly trenches for the Messines stunt,
April and May 1917, the stunt taking place at 3.10am on 7 June. Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira. PD182(5).ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS
CIVIC SERVICE
PROGRAMME
10.00AM Veterans assemble in the underground car
park at the south-east side of Auckland War
Memorial Museum
10.40AM Official party move onto the Court of Honour
10.43AM Pūkāea/Conch – Paul Davis – Ngāti Whātua
10.45AM Veterans march onto the Court of Honour
11.00AM Karakia by Otene Reweti – Ngāti Whātua o Tāmaki;
Civic Service begins
KARAKIA
E te Atua o te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa God of the southern sea and of these
me ēnei motu, islands,
o te iwi Māori, te iwi Pākehā, Of Māori, Pākehā and all who dwell in
me rātou katoa e noho nei i tēnei wāhi. our land;
Ka whakamoemiti, ka whakawhētai We give You thanks and praise for our
ki a koe country, and for what we have
mō tēnei whenua o mātou; achieved together.
mō ngā mea pai katoa kua whiwhi Increase our trust in one another;
tahi nei mātou. Strengthen our quest for justice,
Whakanuia tō mātou aroha tētahi ki tētahi, and bring us to unity and a
Whakakahangia tō mātou whai i te tika
common purpose.
kia kotahi ai mātou i runga i te
You have made us of one blood;
whakaaro kotahi.
Make us of one mind.
Kua hangā mātou e koe hei toto kotahi;
Amen
i raro i tenei whakaaro kotahi.
Amine
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HYMN – ‘ABIDE WITH ME’ THE LORD’S PRAYER
LED BY THE SALVATION ARMY AUCKLAND
BAND AND AUCKLAND YOUTH CHOIR Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed
be Thy name
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; Thy kingdom come
The darkness deepens; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven
Lord, with me abide; Give us this day our daily bread,
When other helpers fail and comforts flee, and forgive us our trespasses, as we
Help of the helpless, O abide with me. forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation but
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; deliver us from evil
Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories For Thine is the kingdom, the power and
pass away; the glory,
Change and decay in all around I see – For ever and ever
O Thou who changest not, abide with me. Amen
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears Anzac Dedication
no bitterness; Read by Councillor Michael Lee
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, Anzac Address
Thy victory? Air Vice-Marshal Tony Davies, MNZM,
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me. Chief of New Zealand Air Force
Whakaaria mai Wreath Laying
Tōu rīpeka kia au Councillor Michael Lee presents
Tiaho mai rā children from May Road Primary school,
Roto i te pō representing the school children of
Hei kona au Auckland, with the NZ Ensign.
Titiro atu ai.
Ora, mate,
Hei au koe noho ai.
Opening Prayers will be offered by Bishop
Patrick Dunn (Catholic Bishop of Auckland)
and Rev. Wayne Toleafoa (Moderator of
Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa
New Zealand).
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Prayers of Dedication
HYMN – ‘HOW GREAT THOU ART’
LED BY THE SALVATION ARMY BRASS BAND Major Ian Gainsford, Divisional Leader,
AND AUCKLAND YOUTH CHOIR The Salvation Army Northern Division
Oh Lord, my God, Prayers of Benediction
When I in awesome wonder Major Liz Gainsford, Divisional Leader,
Consider all the worlds The Salvation Army Northern Division
Thy hands have made Last Post
I see the stars, Flags on the Cenotaph lowered,
I hear the rolling thunder one-minute silence
Thy power throughout
The universe displayed The Ode
Read in Māori by
Then sings my soul, Murray Watene – Vietnam Veteran:
My Saviour God, to Thee
E kore rātou e kaumātuatia
How great Thou art
Pēnei i a tātou kua mahue nei
How great Thou art
E kore hoki rātou e ngoikore
Then sings my soul,
Ahakoa pēhea i ngā āhuatanga o te wā.
My Saviour God, to Thee
I te hekenga atu o te rā
How great Thou art
Tae noa ki te aranga mai i te ata
How great Thou art
Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou.
When Christ shall come All: Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou.
With shout of acclamation
And lead me home, Read in English by
What joy shall fill my heart Wayne Shelford – Navy Veteran:
Then I shall bow
With humble adoration They shall grow not old, as we that are
And then proclaim, my God, left grow old:
How great Thou art Age shall not weary them, nor the
years condemn.
Then sings my soul, At the going down of the sun and in
My Saviour God, to Thee the morning
How great Thou art We will remember them.
How great Thou art
Then sings my soul, All: We will remember them.
My Saviour God, to Thee
How great Thou art Reveille (bugle call)
How great Thou art During the sounding of the reveille,
the flags on the Cenotaph will be raised.
The Lament
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AUSTRALIA NATIONAL ANTHEM
CIVIC SERVICE OFFICIALS
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free; Parade Commander
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil; WO2 Norm Wichman, 3/6 Battalion
Our home is girt by sea; Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare; Parade Co-ordinator
In history’s page, let every stage Sam Noon, Malaya Veteran,
Advance Australia Fair. Auckland RSA Inc.
In joyful strains then let us sing, Church Group
Advance Australia Fair. Auckland Church Leaders Group and
The Churches of Auckland
NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL ANTHEM Ensign Party
No. 3 (Auckland City) Squadron
E Ihowā Atua,
Air Training Corps
O ngā iwi mātou rā
Āta whakarangona; Bands
Me aroha noa The Salvation Army Brass Band
The Band of the Royal Regiment of
Kia hua ko te pai; New Zealand Artillery
Kia tau tō atawhai; Auckland and District Pipe Band
Manaakitia mai Auckland Regional Drumline
Aotearoa
Choir
God of Nations at Thy feet, Auckland Youth Choir
In the bonds of love we meet, Parade Assembly Area and
Hear our voices, we entreat, Catafalque Party
God defend our free land. 3/6 Battalion
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
Guard Pacific’s triple star
From the shafts of strife and war, Commentator
Make her praises heard afar, Dr Stephen Clark, Auckland RSA Inc.
God defend New Zealand. Service Organisers
Auckland Council Civic Events
The Parade will now march off and the official Auckland RSA Inc.
party will retire from the Court of Honour.
Acknowledging the support of Auckland War Memorial
Veterans and their families are invited to Museum, Ngāti Whātua, New Zealand Defence Force, Auckland
Council Anzac Services Domain Project Team, Auckland
the Events Centre in the Museum, level 3, Returned and Services Association Inc. and Māori Television.
for light refreshments.
page 13ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS Image: © Getty Images FIELDS OF REMEMBRANCE ANZAC DAY The Fields of Remembrance Trust continues to honour the memory of the fallen during the centenary of the First World War. A total of 103,000 New Zealanders served overseas: 59,500 were casualties and 18,277 died. The Field of Remembrance here today contains 4,799 crosses representing those from the Auckland Province who died between 1914 and 1918. ARMISTICE DAY – 11 NOVEMBER 2018 This year, from 20 October to 21 November, the Fields of Remembrance Trust will install 18,277 personalised white crosses, in commemoration of all those who never came home. The Trust has also installed a memorial walkway and a Special Field representing: • The 689 mothers who lost more than one child • The 30 families that lost three sons • The six families that lost four sons • The 12 pairs of brothers who died on the same day • The 9 sets of twins who died • A father and son and a brother and sister died www.fieldsofremembrance.org.nz page 14
MARKING 102 YEARS OF ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
AUCKLAND RETURNED NEW ZEALAND VIETNAM
AND SERVICES VETERANS ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION The Ex Vietnam Services Association was formed
in 1975 and comprises members who served in
The Auckland RSA was founded by soldiers South Vietnam from 1963 to 1975. It includes
returning from Gallipoli to serve the needs members of the army, navy and air force. Among
of their comrades that would follow and to the veterans were those who had served also in
remember those who would never return. World War II, Occupation Force Japan, Korea,
Comradeship and commemoration has been at Malaysia and Borneo.
the heart of the Auckland RSA since 1916.
The first Dawn Service held at the Cenotaph
From the outset the Auckland RSA provided Auckland Domain was in 1939. It commemorates
advocacy as well as welfare services for veterans all New Zealanders killed in war and honours
with the introduction of the first Poppy Day in our returned servicemen and women. The Dawn
Auckland in 1922. Service has continued since then. From 1939 until
The poppy became the symbol of remembrance 1989 the service was conducted by the Auckland
as the RSA campaigned for Anzac Day and a residents of the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF)
fitting place for its commemoration, and the In 1990 the Vietnam Veterans Association was
Auckland Cenotaph was completed in 1929. It asked to take over the organisation of Anzac Day
later introduced the Dawn Service for Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Auckland Cenotaph. Vietnam
1939. The Auckland RSA is the proud guardian of Veterans for the past 28 years have been proud
the Cenotaph. to be key contributors to the presentation of this
Today, the Auckland RSA continues its support of solemn and sincere tribute, commemorating
wounded, injured and sick service personnel as those servicemen and women who gave their
principal supporter of the New Zealand Defence lives, and all those who served so that we may
Force team that has competed at the Invictus enjoy the freedoms that we all enjoy today.
Games in London, Florida, Toronto and will be In 1964 New Zealand sent a detachment of
competing in Sydney in October 2018. Royal New Zealand Engineers to the Republic of
South Vietnam. Their role was to aid in the civil
The Auckland RSA also continues to honour
reconstruction of hospitals, schools and many
the memory of the fallen as a major partner in
other projects.
the Fields of Remembrance Trust during the
centenary of the First World War. The Field of In July 1965 the Government sent 161 Battery,
Remembrance here today contains 4,799 white 16 Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery
crosses to commemorate those from the Auckland to Bien Hoa Airfield, South Vietnam, to serve
Province who died between 1914 and 1918. This as part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, US Army,
five-year project will conclude on 11 November together with one Battalion, the Royal Australian
2018 – the centenary of Armistice – with a Field of Regiment.
Remembrance containing 18,277 white crosses, In June 1966 a new Australian Task Force arrived
one for every New Zealander who died. and set up operations in Phouc Tuy Province; 161
We will remember them. Battery moved from Bien Hoa to join the Task
Force and May 1967 saw the arrival of the first of
Auckland Returned and Services Association Inc. the infantry companies from one Battalion, the
+64 9 624 0064 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, stationed
aucklandrsa@xtra.co.nz in Terendak, Malaya. The companies were
www.aucklandrsa.org attached to the Australian Battalions which then
became known as Anzac Battalions. This practice
continued until 1972 when Australia and New
Zealand withdrew from South Vietnam.
Lest we forget.
New Zealand Vietnam Veterans Association
www.nzvietnamveterans.org.nz
page 15ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS
EXPLORE ANZAC DAY AT AUCKLAND MUSEUM
Four long years of bloody conflict came to an end in 1918, but not before the
First World War had claimed the lives of millions of soldiers and civilians.
In the final year of WW100 commemorations, our Anzac Day programme provides
space to reflect on the sacrifices of war and consider the impacts of past and
present conflicts on our society and collective psyche. From uplifting music to
poetry and the spoken word, this programme will allow visitors to find emotional
touch points as they explore our commemorative spaces.
Entry to the Museum is free to everyone on Anzac Day. The Museum will open
immediately after the Dawn Service.
Kentoris: The Dawn Discover Your Library War
APPROX 6.40AM, DIRECTLY Connection Collections Displays
FOLLOWING THE DAWN SERVICE.
6.45AM – 5PM, POU MAUMAHARA 6.45AM – 5PM, LIBRARY, LEVEL 2
PERFORMANCE: WWI SANCTUARY,
MEMORIAL DISCOVERY CENTRE,
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 2 Discover WWI stories through
As the sun rises on Anzac Day, photographs, diaries, letters
Discover more about and ephemera.
join Kentoris, the premier choir
New Zealand servicemen
from Saint Kentigern College,
and women in our newly-
as they welcome the Dawn in
restored heritage gallery.
the evocative surroundings of Anzac Badge-making
Our friendly staff can help
the WWI Sanctuary.
you research your family
6.45AM – 11AM, WEIRD &
members’ service records. WONDERFUL GALLERY, LEVEL 1
Military Service If you’re outside, visit He Bring the kids along to colour
Pou Aroha, our mobile
Research roadshow unit which provides
and create their own ready-to-
wear badge.
6.45AM – 5PM, POU KANOHI access to Online Cenotaph
NEW ZEALAND AT WAR, LEVEL 2 at community venues and
events. Over 85,000 people
Visit this new gallery, have discovered their WWI and WWII Tours
dedicated to educating young connection using our custom-
7.15AM, 8.15AM, 9.15AM, 12.30PM
people about the First World designed digital kiosks. 1.30PM, 2.30PM AND 3.30PM
War. Rich with collections, the Bring along photographs MEET AT THE BIG RED ARROW IN
gallery shares New Zealanders’ and objects from family and THE GRAND FOYER
experiences of WWI from friends who served and we’ll
multiple perspectives through scan and upload them. Your Join our experienced guides
accessible and interactive contribution will provide a and explore the stories of both
activities. lasting legacy for generations World Wars.
to come.
page 16MARKING 102 YEARS OF ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
Auckland Youth Lest We Forget
Choir – Music for a Poetry Competition
Sacred Space Finalists
8.30AM, PERFORMANCE: 1.30PM, PERFORMANCE: WWII
WWI SANCTUARY, LEVEL 2 HALL OF MEMORIES, LEVEL 2
Reflecting the spiritual nature Join us in support of the
of the space, the Auckland finalists of our Lest We Forget
Youth Choir brings us sacred Poetry Competition, as they
music as we contemplate read out their winning entries.
what Anzac Day means to us. Finalists were asked to create
Under the musical direction a response in poetry or prose
of Lachlan Craig and Grace to reflect on this seemingly
Francis, the programme endless conflict: on those who
includes Eric Whitacre’s Lux resisted, those who revolted
Aurumque, Ola Gjeilo’s Ubi and on those who endured.
Caritas, Stabat Mater Mvt 1. by
Paul Mealor and Es ist ein Ros
entsprungen – arranged by
Michael Praetorius.
Dome Tours
2PM – 4PM, MEET IN ATRIUM BY
LIFTS 1 AND 2
Music for Reflection – Join our informative guides As you have a break
supported by APO for a tour of our Events Centre
between the Anzac
on Level 3 with its stunning
12 NOON, DIRECTLY FOLLOWING 360° views. Day commemorations,
THE CIVIC SERVICE. PERFORMANCE:
WWI SANCTUARY, LEVEL 2 take a moment to
view and contemplate
Join the chamber orchestra
Please note that the the specially-
and choir from ACG Parnell
Brickman®: Wonders of the
College, an Auckland
World exhibition opens at
commissioned Tower
Philharmonia Orchestra
10AM. Charges apply. of Remembrance
Partner School, as they fill
the Sanctuary with music of sculpture.
reflection and remembrance.
ACG College’s performance Situated at the
will be directly followed by southern end of the
APO Young Achievers Brass
Ensemble. Museum, this artwork
by renowned artist
Max Gimblett, ONZM,
is a contemporary
tribute to those who
have fallen.
page 17CENOTAPH DISCOVER YOUR CONNECTION Image: Pou Maumahara Memorial Discovery Centre, level 2 of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
MARKING 102 YEARS OF ANZAC COMMEMORATIONS
POU MAUMAHARA POU KANOHI
MEMORIAL DISCOVERY NEW ZEALAND AT WAR
CENTRE NEXT TO WWI HALL OF MEMORIES, LEVEL 2, WEST,
FREE WITH MUSEUM ENTRY
OPEN DAILY, NEXT TO WWI HALL OF MEMORIES,
LEVEL 2, EAST, FREE WITH MUSEUM ENTRY This is the Museum’s first dedicated war
memorial space aimed at educating young
Discover more about New Zealand people about the First World War and
servicemen and women in our newly-restored contemplating why, now 100 years on, this
heritage gallery – Pou Maumahara Memorial information is still relevant. This interactive
Discovery Centre. gallery is a public learning resource aligned
This stunning new gallery is home to Auckland with the school curriculum.
Museum’s Online Cenotaph, a central point for Rich with collections, the gallery shares New
the personal and official memories of people Zealanders’ experiences of WWI from multiple
who served for Aotearoa New Zealand. perspectives, and presents the key events
Visit today and meet the friendly staff and of the war through an illustrated multimedia
volunteers who are on hand to offer advice timeline, enhanced with objects and immersive
with your military research. interactive experiences.
HE TOA TAUMATA RAU HE POU AROHA
ONLINE CENOTAPH COMMUNITY CENOTAPH
Online Cenotaph is a digital social space where He Pou Aroha Community Cenotaph provides
enthusiasts, families and researchers can share access to Online Cenotaph at community
and contribute to the records of those who venues and events. Join the 85,000 people who
served for Aotearoa New Zealand. Browse have discovered their connection using one of
by place, conflict or family name to find the our custom-designed digital kiosks.
biographical and service details of more than
Bring along photographs and objects from
148,000 New Zealand servicemen and women.
family and friends who served and we’ll scan
You can also pay tribute to and honour individuals, and upload them at one of the locations below.
by laying a virtual poppy on their page. Your contribution will provide a lasting legacy
for generations to come.
Where to find us
Auckland War Memorial Grey Lynn Library Whakatane RSA Papatoetoe Library
Museum UNTIL FRI 18 MAY FRI 1 MAY – THU 7 JUN TUE 3 JUL – TUE 31 JUL
ANZAC DAY WED 25 APR Papakura Museum Manurewa Library Te Ahu Museum, Kaitaia
Huntly Library UNTIL MON 21 MAY FRI 4 MAY – MON 11 JUN FRI 17 AUG – THU 18 OCT
UNTIL MON 30 APR Matamata Library “Best of British” Queen’s Kawerau Library
Panmure Library UNTIL FRI 1 JUN Birthday Weekend at and Museum
UNTIL TUE 1 MAY Auckland Central Library The Cloud MON 24 SEP – FRI 16 NOV
South Taranaki RSA UNTIL NOV 2018 FRI 1 JUN – SUN 3 JUN
UNTIL TUE 1 MAY Ngaruawahia Library Raglan Library
TUE 1 MAY – SAT 2 JUN MON 4 JUN – SAT 7 JUL
If you’re interested in hosting He Pou Aroha Community Cenotaph in your local community, please email:
communitycenotaph@aucklandmuseum.com
page 19THAT EMPTY SPACE
There’s an empty space at our table, but The instant that I saw your necklace,
one more grave at the Western Front I knew it was you
Your bedroom that will never be lit up Other families lost loved ones; and now
by your warmth again we’ve lost you
You will never be able to open presents Seeing your name on that heartbreaking
with us on Christmas again list; you’re there with them
We will never be able to celebrate the On the darkest of days our Anzacs,
day you were born with you again dead and dying… you, my little sister,
lie beside them
All because governments sent men to
fire guns at each other that day So many families will never be whole
again; we grieve with them
Thousands of men, our Anzacs, died on
the Western Front that day There’s an empty space at our table, but
one more grave at the Western Front
You put yourself in danger to treat the
wounded that day
Our family was never the same again…
from that day
You were helping our men; but we
Sophia Redgrove
couldn’t save you
Age 12 years
Endless amount of days that we spend,
2017 Lest We Forget Poetry
thinking of you
Competition finalist, 12–17 years
Image: © Getty Images.WW100 The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is leading the overall national programme, WW100, to commemorate the role of New Zealand and New Zealanders in the First World War. Auckland Council and Auckland War Memorial Museum are in partnership to lead an Auckland-wide commemoration of the centenary. Launched in 2014 with the overarching theme ‘He toa taumata rau: Courage has many resting places’, the programme is wide-ranging and original and extends to 2019.
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