
DUNEDIN RETURNED AND SERVICES’ ASSOCIATION (Inc) COMMUNITY SERVICES 2025
ANZAC DAY SERVICES | |
Dunedin Dawn Service: | March on at 6.15am, Service begins at 6.30pm, Cenotaph, Queen’s Gardens. Livestreaming of the Cenotaph ANZAC Dawn Service can be viewed here from 6.00am. Following the dawn service, there will be an Anzac Day breakfast at Araiteuru Marae, Shetland St, from 8am. All welcome. |
Posy Laying Service: | Anderson’s Bay Soldier’s Cemetery, 9.30am. |
Montecillo: | Raising of HMNZS Toroa Ensign and Anzac Day service at Montecillo Veteran’s Home and Hospital, Bay View Rd, 11am. |
University of Otago: | Anzac Service at University Plaza (adjacent to the Staff Club), 1pm. Or if wet, inside the main common room, University Union. |
COMMUNITY SERVICES | |
East Taieri: | Service at East Taieri Cemetery, 8.30am. |
Taieri Mouth: | Service at Taieri Beach Cemetery, Taieri Beach Rd, 9am. |
Portobello: | Service at Portobello Museum & Historical Society, 9.30am. |
Macandrew Bay: | Service at Macandrew Bay Hall, 10am. |
Mosgiel: | Parade departs Mosgiel RSA at 9.40am, heads to Memorial Gardens Cenotaph for service at 10am. |
Brighton: | Parade departs Brighton Rugby Club at 10am, heads to Brighton Hall for service at 10.15am. |
Waikouaiti: | Parade meet at RSA, 10 Pratt St, at 10.45am, service at RSA Clubrooms following parade, 11am. |
Green Island: | Service at Memorial Gardens, 11am. |
Outram: | Parade from Mitchell Four Square to Soldiers’ Memorial, 11am. |
Green Park Cemetery: | Service at Green Park Services section, Waldronville, 12.15pm (new time). |
Upper Junction: | Service at Upper Junction RSA Reserve, 12.30pm. |
Waitati | Anzac service at Cenotaph then Waitati Hall followed by Community Morning Tea. 10am |
Port Chalmers | Anzac Exhibition, Port Chalmers Museum |
DAWN SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE
MEDALS TO BE WORN
The ANZAC DAY Dawn service parade will be held at the Cenotaph Queens Gardens Dunedin.
Veteran March on commences at 6:15am.
Dawn Service commences at 6:30am.
Wreaths will be laid as part of the Service.
Relatives may wear medals on the right side of the chest.
FOR THOSE ATTENDING THE DAWN SERVICE BY CAR, WE REQUEST YOU TURN YOUR CAR ALARM OFF DURING THE SERVICE, PLEASE.
A cordial Invitation is extended to the Public to attend the above Services.
ANZAC Day 2025 - Queen's Garden Layout

Thank you to all our sponsors for ANZAC Day 2025:
Advantage Tyres
Alex Campbell
Aotea Electric Southern Limited
Ballantynes Showcase Jewellers
Birchleigh
Blachawk Industries
Bowker Menswear
Brackens Office Products Depot
Chatsford
Cobb and Co
Coombs Contracting
Copeland Ashcroft
Doma Electrial
Drivetech Otago
Dunedin City Motors
Dunedin Goldsmiths
Dunedin ITM
Dunedin Morelite
Dunedin Solar
Gallaway Cook Allan
Gallery De Novo
Graymont Finace
Green Island Fresh Choice
Harcourts (highland R/E)
Harrow Motor Body Works Limited
House of Travel
Jeffery Dennison
Kurow Autos
Leith Liquorland
LJ Hooker
Montecillo
Northanjer Rest Home
One Agency
Palmers Mechanical
Peter Keown Automotive
PGG Wrightson
Piano Specialists
Placemakers Dunedin
Property Brokers Otago Southland Ltd
Razors Egde
Reidd Cooper Gray
Reillys Towage & Salvage Limited
Sheetmetal Specialists
Solomons
Sonthanjew Rest Home
Speedprint
Stanley Cardoza
United Scaffolding