Dalziel said New Zealand was lucky to be able to commemorate Anzac Day together this year as public events were still not possible in many other countries. Anzac Day was not only about honouring the service and sacrifice of those who died in warfare, but also about committing to the peaceful resolution of conflict, she said.
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Jess Mauel kisses her daughter, Madison Zuppicich, 6, at the plinth where wreaths and poppies are laid during the Anzac Day dawn service in Christchurch s Cranmer Square on Sunday. “It is not reflecting on the glory of war, it is reflecting on the commitment and the service and the sacrifice. But it is also committing to never letting that happen again.”
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Hundreds gather at the cenotaph in Whanganui. Photo / Tania Whyte
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Thousands of New Zealanders have this morning gathered together across the country to mark Anzac Day - for the first time in two years after Covid-19 restrictions meant the significant anniversary had to be marked without public services in 2020 for the first time since 1916.
And even recent arrivals in managed isolation have been able to mark the occasion.
Last year instead of dawn services and memorials Kiwis stood at the end of their driveways to remember those who served and lost their lives at war.
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Bill Rimmer sounds the Last Post during a remembrance of the fallen soldiers at Auckland s O Neill s Point Cemetery on Anzac Day 2020. Photo / Brett Phibbs
Bill Rimmer sounds the Last Post during a remembrance of the fallen soldiers at Auckland s O Neill s Point Cemetery on Anzac Day 2020. Photo / Brett Phibbs
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New Zealanders can return to more traditional ways of commemorating Anzac Day this year, after Covid-19 restrictions last year forced Kiwis to mark the anniversary without gathering in public for the first time since 1916.
Instead of dawn services and memorials, this time last year Kiwis stood at the end of their driveways to remember those who served and lost their lives at war.
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Thousands of New Zealanders have this morning gathered together across the country to mark Anzac Day - for the first time in two years after Covid-19 restrictions meant the significant anniversary had to be marked without public services in 2020 for the first time since 1916.
And even recent arrivals in managed isolation have been able to mark the occasion.
Last year instead of dawn services and memorials Kiwis stood at the end of their driveways to remember those who served and lost their lives at war.