The District ANZAC Day commemoration will be held at the Whakatāne War Memorial Hall, Short Street, Whakatāne starting at 10am, Monday, 25 April 2022.

The civic event has been planned under the current COVID-19 Red setting guidelines which will see seating for 200 in the Sports Stadium where the ceremony will take place, and capacity for 200 in the Little Theatre to view a livestream. People will be asked to wear masks to best protect veterans and other seniors in attendance.

The full programme for the commemoration will be made available next week, noting that the structure of the event may change in response to any alteration to the COVID-19 settings.