Mayor Clive Geddes said the council had been approached by members of the RSA with regard to the treatment of the Memorial Gates on Marine Pde, which include the 1914-18 memorial, and plaques commemorating soldiers lost in World War 2.
Until now, the Queenstown Anzac Day parade has started at the memorial and moved through the Queenstown CBD to finish at Memorial Hall, where the official ceremony is held.
Mr Geddes said the RSA wanted to reverse that tradition, this year finishing at the memorial.
"It's going to be a lot more challenging to do it in the way that they want. They may try it once [and revert to the traditional route next year]."
The RSA had asked the council if it could consider the treatment of the wider area around the Memorial Gates to give them "a little more depth".
It also sought to have plaques erected along the wall around the memorial, identifying the theatres of war in which New Zealanders had served.
Mr Geddes said it was coincidental there were six gaps along the wall and New Zealanders had served in six theatres of war.
There were also plans to locate the Dibble fern sculpture - which had been proposed for the Brian Smith Park on Shotover St - at the end of the Memorial Walk, within the Queenstown Gardens.
Mr Geddes said anyone looking through the Memorial Gates would be able to see the 2m fern statue sitting in the gardens, which would be placed on a small bank over the recently upgraded bridge.
It was hoped the statue, which in time would be lit, would be in place for this year's Anzac commemorations.
There were plans to eventually alter the lighting of the gates, installing uplights to "enhance the feeling", and erect a flagpole at the site.
"Part of the problem is that when you look at them [the Memorial Gates], they're camouflaged by some rather tacky landscaping.
"They [the RSA] want to see those gates and that Memorial Walk in really good condition and then be able to make more of it than just the assembly point of the parade."
