4 April 2016
Fallen servicemen and women will be remembered in dawn and civic services around the Taupo District on Anzac Day. The main ceremony will be held at the cenotaph on Tongariro Domain in Taupo at dawn.
Those involved in the dawn parade will depart from the Taupo RSA on Horomatangi Street at 5.50am. It will travel along Horomatangi, Ruapehu, Tamamutu and Tongariro streets before arriving at the cenotaph for the 6.15am service.
This route accommodates those with mobility issues as it avoids the speed bumps of Heuheu Street and was successfully introduced last year.
Later in the morning, at 10.30am, a civic service and parade will be held. Mayor David Trewavas is scheduled to take part in the service and to make a short speech.
All ex-servicemen and women as well as other interested parties can take part in the parade. Those who want to join in can assemble outside the Taupo Bowling Club on Lake Terrace at 10.15am, ready to march to the cenotaph outside the Great Lake Centre.
Road Closures
To make way for the Anzac parades in Taupo, some roads will need to be closed on Monday between 5.30am and 8am, and again from 9.30am and noon. These are:
- Tongariro Street between Spa Road and Lake Terrace
- Horomatangi Street between Ruapehu and Titiraupenga streets
- Lake Terrace between Tongariro and Titiraupenga streets
