Bay of Plenty Anzac Day memorial services go ahead

Mount Maunganui Anzac Day dawn service. Photo / File

A range of memorial services will be held around the Bay of Plenty area to honour the soldiers who fought at Gallipoli and those involved other conflicts this year on Anzac Day.

There will be dawn services those wanting to attend a service at the crack of daylight and a range of other ceremonies held later in the day.

This comes as Anzac Day commemorations at most West Auckland-based Returned Services Associations locations are cancelled this year following fears of counter-actions to the Christchurch terrorist attacks.

Tauranga City Council events manager Gareth Wallis and Mount Maunganui RSA club support manager Peter Moss said the council had no plans to cancel any of the ceremonies.

New Zealand Police assistant commissioner Mike Rusbtach said there was no indication of any threat to any Anzac service.

He said the police were working with the RSA and councils on the police response that might be required.

This may involve the consolidation or combining of some services in a particular area where there is an opportunity to do so, which will help ensure that those services requiring a police presence are prioritised, he said.

Mount Maunganui

Mount Maunganui Cenotaph dawn parade
Marine Parade – opposite Mount Drury
5.45am – Assemble at Mount Drury
5.55am – March off
6am – Service begins

Pāpāmoa

Pāpāmoa Memorial
Stella Place carpark next to Pāpāmoa Pony Club
10.45am – Assemble at Pāpāmoa Memorial
10.55am – March off
11am – Service begins
Wet weather contingency at Mount Maunganui RSA (544 Maunganui Rd)

Tauranga

RSA Cenotaph dawn parade
1237 Cameron Rd
5.45am – Assemble at Hayes Avenue
5.55am – March off
6am – Service begins

Memorial Park
8.30am – Assemble at Memorial Park, next to Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre
8.55am – March off
9am – Service begins
Wet weather contingency - QEYC
A free park and ride service will be available from Tauranga Boys' College to Memorial Park between 8am and 8.40am, with buses returning immediately after the service.

Pyes Pa Cemetery
403 Pyes Pa Rd
12pm - Remembrance Service

Te Puke

Maketū Cenotaph dawn service
5.45am – Assemble at Maketu Cenotaph
6am – Service begins

Te Puke War Memorial Hall
130 Jellicoe St
10am – Assemble on Jellicoe St opposite Kiwibank

Katikati
Katikati Memorial Square dawn parade
Main Rd
5.45am – Assemble at Memorial Square
6am – Service begins

Memorial Service
10am – Assemble at Uretara Domain
10.30am – March through the main street of Katikati to Katikati Memorial Square
11am – Service begins, followed by wreath laying. Refreshments and an afternoon of fellowship will be held at the Katikati RSA and Citizens Club immediately following the service.

- Source: Tauranga City Council