2025 Anzac Day services

Each year on 25 April the communities of the Western Bay come together to lead local Anzac Day services that commemorate all New Zealanders killed in war and to honour our returned service personnel.

All are welcome to come and pay their respects at the Anzac Day services being held across the Western Bay.

See below for details of this year's Anzac Day commemorations happening in the Western Bay on Friday 25 April:

Waihī Beach / Waihī

• 6am Dawn Parade & Service at the Waihī Beach RSA
• 6.30am Breakfast Buffet at the Waihī RSA
• 8am Wreath Laying Service – Waihī Cemetery
• 9am Waihi Heritage Vision & Tunnelling Company Descendants – Tunnellers Memorial Reserve Gilmour Lake, Waihī
• 10.45am Waihi RSA march to Waihī Memorial Hall
• 11am Memorial Service – Waihī Memorial Hall

Tuapiro

• 6am Tuapiro Marae Dawn Service, 24 Hikurangi Road, Katikati

Katikati

• 5.45am Anzac Day Service assembly in Katikati Library Carpark and march on foot to Katikati War Memorial Hall
• 6am Attendees assemble at the square in front of the War Memorial Hall for the service

Te Puke

• 9.50am Civic Parade - march assembled opposite Te Puke War Memorial Hall and lead off
• 10am Service starts at Te Puke War Memorial Hall (please be seated before the arrival of the parade)
• 11am Wreath laying at Cenotaph
• 11.30am March off - everyone is invited to attend the Citizens RSA Te Puke in Jellicoe Street/Beatty Avenue for light refreshments

Ōmokoroa

• 6am Dawn Service and laying of wreaths – Remembrance Cairn, Gerald Crapp Historic Reserve, Ōmokoroa Point

Oropi

• 10:30am – Anzac Day service at Oropi Memorial Hall and Community Centre.

Maketu

• 5.30am Muster at the Landing (shop)
• 6am March to Remembrance Rock, following march fall in at the Remembrance Rock, Park Road Reserve
• Followed by breakfast at Whakaue Marae (gold coin koha please)

Waitangi, Te Puke

• 5am Begin gathering and parking at Moko Marae
• 6am Congregate in front of the war memorial gates at TKKM o Te Matai Kura, beginning service at 6am
• Please bring photos of whānau who have served, to display. You are most welcome to share stories if you wish at the service.
• 7am-7.30am Head to Moko Marae for parakuihi

Tauranga

• For Tauranga City service information, please see the Tauranga City Council website.

Information is current at time sourced; details should be checked with event organisers.

Last updated 17 April 2025