Services › Other Services › National Ceremonial and Commemorative Events
Some high profile national ceremonial and commemorative events managed by the Visits and Ceremonial Office
Annually:
- National Commemorative Services are held at the National War Memorial marking ANZAC Day [25 April] and the Signing of the Armistice [11 November]
2009:
- 60th Anniversary of the Observance of Commonwealth Day
2008:
- National Commemorative Service marking the 90th Anniversary of the End of WW1
- Tribute 08 – a Vietnam Commemoration honouring veterans and their families contribution to New Zealand
- The State Funeral for Sir Edmund Percival Hillary KG ONZ KBE - 22 January
2007:
- Special Commemorative Service marking the 90th Anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele
2006:
- A Special Commemorative Service marking the 90th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme
- Ceremony to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the End of War in Europe - 8 May (Auckland) and 9 May ( Wellington)
2005:
- A Service Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the End of WWII in the Pacific - 15 August
2003:
- A service of remembrance for the 50th Anniversary of the Armistice of the Korean War - 27 July
- A service of celebration and thanksgiving on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Proclamation of ‘The Queen of New Zealand’ and of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - 28 May
2002:
- A Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - 7 June
- A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - 10 April
2001:
- The State Funeral for The Honourable Sir David Beattie GCMG GCVO KStJ QC, formerly Governor-General of New Zealand 1980-1985
2000:
- A Service of celebration and thanksgiving on the occasion of the One Hundredth Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - 4 August
