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Thursday, 20 April 2023

2023 ANZAC Day services in Queenstown Lakes

ANZAC Day services are set to be held across the district on Tuesday 25 April.

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ANZAC Day services are set to be held across the district on Tuesday 25 April. A list of services being held can be found below.

Arrowtown, 10.30am:

Wreath laying service at the Cenotaph located on Soldiers Hill in Arrowtown (Durham Street).

Arthurs Point, 12.00pm:

Bagpipes played on Edith Cavell Bridge.

Glenorchy, 9.30am:

Remembrance service at the war memorial by Glenorchy Hall, with morning tea to follow in the hall.

Lake Hāwea, 7.00am:

Dawn service on the ANZAC Peninsula, Lake Hāwea Dam.

Queenstown, 6.30am:

Dawn service at the Memorial Gates located on Marine Parade, followed by a march to Queenstown Memorial Centre where wreaths will be laid and a light breakfast.

Wānaka, 7.00am:

Dawn service on the Wānaka lakefront, followed by a service in the Lake Wānaka Centre at 9.30am. Immediately after this service there will be a march to the bottom of the memorial hill (Chalmers Street) where people will then make their way up to the memorial for a wreath laying ceremony at 11.00am