Otago people remember Armistice Day

Brian Donaldson is on the breech as the 25-pound field gun fires in Queens Gardens, Dunedin.
Brian Donaldson is on the breech as the 25-pound field gun fires in Queens Gardens, Dunedin.
The assembly at the Dunedin Cenotaph.
The assembly at the Dunedin Cenotaph.
A worker cleans up after a Toitu Otago Settlers Museum window was broken by the shock wave from...
A worker cleans up after a Toitu Otago Settlers Museum window was broken by the shock wave from the gun salute.
Royal New Zealand Air Force Association president Rex Moody (left) and HMNZS Toroa commanding...
Royal New Zealand Air Force Association president Rex Moody (left) and HMNZS Toroa commanding officer Lieutenant-commander Rob Tomlinson lay a wreath.
90 year old former bomber pilot Neville Selwood (front) flies with pilot John Penno in a Tiger...
90 year old former bomber pilot Neville Selwood (front) flies with pilot John Penno in a Tiger Moth over Dunedin.
Inspired by the English Tower of London poppy display, Beth Sizemore decorates the garden outside...
Inspired by the English Tower of London poppy display, Beth Sizemore decorates the garden outside Fulton Home in Forbury.
Palmerston-Waihemo RSA members Dave Campbell (left) and Tom Price lead an Armistice day service...
Palmerston-Waihemo RSA members Dave Campbell (left) and Tom Price lead an Armistice day service at Palmerston.
Neville Cowles plays the last post for the Armistice Day ceremony at the World War 1 monument in...
Neville Cowles plays the last post for the Armistice Day ceremony at the World War 1 monument in Oamaru.
About 25 current and former servicemen and women observe a minute's silence at Arrowtown.
About 25 current and former servicemen and women observe a minute's silence at Arrowtown.
Watched by her daughters Caitlin (4, left) and Ava (2), Private Selma Roberts places a poppy on...
Watched by her daughters Caitlin (4, left) and Ava (2), Private Selma Roberts places a poppy on the Arrowtown War Memorial.
Mount Aspiring College pupil Hamish McLean (14) plays the Last Post in Wanaka.
Mount Aspiring College pupil Hamish McLean (14) plays the Last Post in Wanaka.
Wanaka's Armistice Day service.
Wanaka's Armistice Day service.
Mount Aspiring College pupil Luke Burke (14) prepares to lay a poppy on the Wanaka memorial after...
Mount Aspiring College pupil Luke Burke (14) prepares to lay a poppy on the Wanaka memorial after giving a speech.

Otago people pause to commemorate the end of World War 1 in 1919.

 
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