"Well, the seagulls are gone from the Octagon for a couple of days," said a member of the Royal New Zealand Artillery Association as the 25-pound field guns fired 10 rounds between them, one for every decade since the end of WW1.
This made up part of a weekend including a dinner, the organisation’s general meeting and tourist activities, also acknowledging the 155th anniversary of Dunedin’s B-Battery New Zealand Field Artillery.
Dunedin boy Flint Watson was startled as the sound of the first blast reverberated around the central city.
He was more prepared for the next nine, but still covered his ears with his hands as a precaution.
Association member Warren Sapsford said the weekend was about commemorating the war, but also bringing old gunners together.
"We look after all those who come out of the army and keep an eye out if they’re having problems with health or things like that."
About 85 came to the dinner on Saturday night, most of whom returned for the gun salute the next morning.
The guns belong to the RSAs of Dunedin and Alexandra.
