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First observed in 1916, Anzac Day - 25 April - commemorates those killed in war as well as honouring returned servicemen and women. The ceremonies that are held at war memorials across the country, or in places overseas where New Zealanders gather, are rich in tradition and ritual.

Find exact locations and further information for more than 800 memorials throughout New Zealand.

The Rainbow Warrior memorial at Matauri Bay, Northland

A self-taught sculptor and monumental mason committed to New Zealand subject-matters, William Trethewey crafted one of the nation’s finest First World War memorials.

A self-taught sculptor and monumental mason committed to New Zealand subject-matters, William Trethewey crafted one of the nation’s finest First World War memorials.

A 26-kg koru-shaped capsule located beside the Erebus disaster memorial cross on Mt Erebus.

Memorial to Robert Falcon Scott in the Queenstown Gardens

Family members of Erebus disaster victims were invited to the unveiling of Momentum, a sculpture marking the significant events in Air New Zealand’s history.

Deputy Leader at Scott Base, Ted Robinson, and building services officer, Garth Varcoe making the Erebus memorial cross that was dedicated in December 1979

Initial memorials and memorial services to mark the Erebus disaster

Service on Antarctica marking 25 years since the Erebus disaster

he Beverley Price memorial track near Puhoehoe

Erebus disaster memorial window in St Stephen's Church, Whangaparaoa.

Memorial plaque and windows in St Matthew in the City Church, Auckland, dedicated to those who died in the Mt Erebus disaster.

Memorial plaque and gardens dedicated to the crew and attendants who died in the Erebus disaster.

The memorial to victims of the Mt Erebus disaster at Waikumete Cemetery in Auckland.

There a number of memorials in New Zealand to British explorer Captain Robert Scott.

Memorial cross on Mt Erebus. The cross is located approximately 3 km south-east of the 1979 crash site.