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ANZAC

April 25 is the day of remembrance for the fallen of all wars, but specifically it commemorates the day Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) landed at Gallipoli in 1915.

Anzac Day

ANZAC Poppy

2025 Anzac Day Services

Hastings Civic Service at Dawn

5:10am Parade Assembly, Russell Street North
5:30am Civic Service, Hastings Cenotaph

Current and former service people are to assemble for the parade at Russell Street North to be instructed by the Parade Marshall.

Veterans not on parade are to be seated at the Cenotaph by 5:15am for the arrival of the parade.

Havelock North Citizens Service

08:30am Parade Assembly, Visitor Information Centre
09:00am Citizens Service, Memorial Cross

Current and former service people are to assemble for the parade at the Visitor Information Centre to be instructed by the Parade Marshall.

Veterans not on parade are to be seated at the Cenotaph by 8:45am for the arrival of the parade.

Heretaunga Māori Service

Houngarea Marae Pakipaki

11:00am assemble at the Memorial Gates, Miriama Road, for the pōhiri to Houngarea Marae.

The Remembrance Service will commence immediately following the pōhiri.

Hastings District Services

6.30am Waimārama Memorial Hall
9.00am Te Hauke War Memorial
9.00am Eskdale War Memorial Church
9.00am St Matthew's Church Memorial Cairn
9.30am Clive War Memorial
9.30am Maraekākaho War Memorial
10.00am Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital
11.00am Rissington War Memorial

Rolls of Honour

We continue to remember the fallen.

You can search names of people from Hawke’s Bay who fought in World War I as well as the names of WWI returned servicemen who settled in Hastings and are now lying at rest in RSA Service cemeteries:

Image of Soliders at ANZAC Commemoration Service

Search the roll of Honour databaseS

Poppy Places

Have you ever thought about the many streets, memorials and monuments in our district and wondered who they are named for and why are they there? In Hastings many streets are named for people who served in conflicts overseas. For example Russell Street is named after Napier-born, Sir Andrew Russell, who commanded New Zealand soldiers in World War I in England, Gallipoli, France and Belgium.

The national Poppy Places project is about ensuring we never forget.  

By using the Poppy (an internationally known symbol) to mark these places, those who pass by will be reminded of their sacrifice.

The New Zealand Poppy Places Trust develops, promotes, and oversees the nation-wide project, encouraging all New Zealanders in local communities to:

  • Identify places which have a link to our military involvement in a conflict or operational service overseas
  • Research and record the history of these places on the poppyplaces.org.nz website
  • Link the physical with the recorded history, by joining the community in an organised remembrance ceremony to educate and to forever mark the place/monument with a poppy

Find out more about Hastings' Poppy Places and the National Poppy Places Project.

ANZAC Day services

For information about ANZAC Day events in Hastings and wider Hawke's Bay, please contact your local RSA.

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