Each year, Kāhui St David’s commemorates ANZAC with a series of meaningful events that bring together veterans, whānau, artists, musicians and the wider community.
Held in the beautifully restored St David’s Memorial Church — a memorial — our ANZAC events are a powerful expression of remembrance, reflection, and connection.
Through music, story, art and shared space, we honour those who served and sacrificed, acknowledge the contributions of all who supported them, and create a place for people of all generations and backgrounds to come together.
Whether through our Art of Remembrance, exhibitions, or community-led tributes, ANZAC at Kāhui St David’s is a living legacy — one that remembers the past while embracing the values that guide us forward: compassion, courage and unity.
Honouring & remembering together
Art of Remembrance ANZAC Eve 2025
Thursday 24 April 2025 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
An inspiring evening of remembrance, with a moving programme of music, guest speakers, and the unveiling of a plaque honouring the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps (RNZNC).
Programme Highlights:
Veterans’ Parade into the Great Hall
Taonga pūoro & Scottish bagpipes
Soprano Felicity Tomkins performs The White Cliffs of Dover & The Rose of No Man’s Land
Michelle Thorne-McHugh leads Hine e Hine and the 28th Māori Battalion Song
Off Broadway Big Band revives The Army Nurses’ Song from WWII archives
Guest addresses from Lieutenant Colonel David Foote, Georgina Greville (Middlemore Hospital), and Lieutenant Colonel Nick Jones
Plaque unveiling in honour of the RNZNC
The Last Post, Ode and The Rouse
Hospitality includes soup, fried bread, ANZAC biscuits, tea and coffee
A powerful evening for all ages to come together, reflect, remember, and honour those who served.
ANZAC Day Exhibition 2025
Friday 25 April
1:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Visit Kāhui St David’s on ANZAC Day to quietly reflect and view two powerful exhibitions:
Service + Sacrifice – Heroic stories of New Zealand women during wartime, on loan from the Western Bay Museum
28th Māori Battalion Display – Whānau are encouraged to view and help identify family members in historic photographs.
Step inside the recently restored St David’s Memorial Church, now home to Kāhui St David’s, a place for music, memory, and community.
ANZAC Events Enquiry
For any questions, please get in touch.
Phone: +6421521574
We look forward to hearing from you and will reply as soon as possible.
Kāhui St David’s
70 Khyber Pass Road, Grafton, Auckland, 1023
New Zealand