Part of the large crowd at yesterday morning's Anzac dawn service at the Cenotaph in Dunedin.
A 105mm pack howitzer turns the night into daylight signalling the start of the service.
Corporal Piripi Matthews.
Brigadier Sean Trengrove, Director General of Reserve Forces and Youth Development speaks.
Sunrise over the Dunedin Cenotaph.
Returned service personnel (right) start to form up at the World War I monument in Oamaru's Thames St, in front of one of the biggest ever turnouts.
Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton lays a wreath at the Boer War monument, along with (from left) NZ Territorial Captain Ben Backhouse and former North Otago RSA vice president Ken Calder.
Ella Hitchcock, 12 (left), and James Scott, 13, lay a wreath on behalf of Oamaru Intermediate School in the Garden of Memories.
Returned servicemen march down Gordon Road before yesterday's Anzac Day service in Mosgiel.
Lowering the flag at Montecillo War Veterans Home.
Young and old alike reflect at Montecillo.
Soldiers from 4 O South, the Otago-Southland battalion, fire one of three volleys at the remembrance ceremony in Milton.
Second World War veterans William Sinclair (right) and Colin Flett, members of the Milton Bruce RSA, after laying a wreath at the Milton Cenotaph.
The Queenstown and Southern Lakes Highland Band lead Queenstown's ANZAC parade.
Selma Roberts and daughter Caitlin (2), both of Arrowtown, take part in services at the Arrowtown War Memorial. Mrs Roberts is a serving member of the Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps.
Jaymerson Birtles (1) lays a poppy at his first Anzac Day service with mum Kim in Cromwell.
Ava Webb (2) places her poppy at the Lake Hawea dawn service.
Lieutenant-Commander Bruce Walker of the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, Dunedin (left), with Queenstown Lakes deputy mayor Commander Lyal Cocks, RNZNVR (retired).
Jackie Hamilton, of Cromwell, plays the Last Post, while Queenstown Lakes deputy mayor Commander Lyal Cocks, RNZN (retired) stands at attention and Wanaka RSA committee member and Ralph Fegan (back turned) lowers the flag to half mast at Wanaka Cenotaph.
Wanaka teacher Paul Cartlidge's New Zealand Army Territorial Force uniform was the focus of much attention among his young charges at the Holy Family School this week.
UK Deputy High Commissioner Mr Patrick Reilly, lays a wreath at Andersons Bay Cemetery in Dunedin.
Sophie Wispinski (8), from Grants Braes Brownies, lays a posie on a soldiers grave at the Andersons Bay Cemetery.
Pupils from Tahuna Intermediate attend the wreath laying ceremony at Andersons Bay Cemetery.
Pipers lead the parade to the war memorial in Millers Flat.
A gun salutes Anzac Day at the University of Otago.
Gathering on the University of Otago lawn.
University staff and students parade along Memorial walk past the clocktower
A special message on the Dunedin Cenotaph.