Auckland Dawn Service

Join us this Anzac Day for commemorative services, tours, music and poetry. After the Anzac Day services, visit our commemorative galleries for your own personal reflections and discover more about New Zealand’s history and involvement in WWI and WWII.

Dawn Service

Assemble: 5.30am in the Auckland War Memorial Museum underground carpark.
Service: 6am at Auckland Domain in front of Auckland War Memorial Museum.|
Road closure details: 3am-1pm Wintergarden Rd, Museum Circuit, Maunsell Rd Ext, Cenotaph Rd, Football Rd and The Crescent.
Other details: Secure Parking will offer Anzac Day parking at The Old Brewery, corner Khyber Pass Rd and Suiter St (entry off Suiter St) for a gold coin donation. Proceeds to the RSA. Attendants are on site to collect donations. Use of the pay machines is not required.
Contact: Eddie Nock 021 078 130 or Karem Colmenares 021 195 1276
NEW! Download the programme here from 23 April

Civic Service
Assemble: 10.30am in the Auckland War Memorial Museum underground carpark.
Service: 11am at Auckland Domain in front of Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Road closure details: 3am-1pm, Wintergarden Rd, Museum Circuit, Maunsell Rd Ext, Cenotaph Rd, Football Rd and The Crescent
Other details: Secure Parking will offer Anzac Day parking at The Old Brewery, corner Khyber Pass Rd and Suiter St (entry off Suiter St) for a gold coin donation. Proceeds to the RSA. Attendants are on site to collect donations. Use of the pay machines is not required.
Contact: Karem Colmenares 021 195 1276

Entry to the Museum is free to everyone on Anzac Day. The Museum will open immediately following the Dawn Service.

Esquire - from One Tree Hill College
APPROX 6.40AM, DIRECTLY FOLLOWING THE DAWN SERVICE WWI SANCTUARY, LEVEL 2
As the sun rises on Anzac Day, join Esquire as they welcome the Dawn in the evocative surroundings of the WWI Sanctuary.