A field gun fires to mark the beginning of yesterday’s Armistice Day service in Dunedin. PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH : In pictures: Armistice Day commemorations

King’s High School student Josh Crowley speaks during the service. : In pictures: Armistice Day commemorations

Armistice Day attendees and the RSA Male Choir sing during yesterday’s Dunedin service. : In pictures: Armistice Day commemorations

Historian and former lieutenant-colonel Chris Pugsley delivers his speech at the Dunedin Cenotaph yesterday. : In pictures: Armistice Day commemorations

Royal New Zealand Navy Reserve Lieutenant Peter Gee, based at HMNZS Toroa, lays a wreath at the base of the Dunedin Cenotaph. : In pictures: Armistice Day commemorations

Officials and members of the public listen to speeches during the service at the Dunedin Cenotaph. : In pictures: Armistice Day commemorations

Josh Crowley chats afterward to Dunedin RSA member Graeme Harvey. : In pictures: Armistice Day commemorations

A group of about 30 former servicemen, servicewomen, families and dignitaries gathered at the Elles Rd War Memorial in Invercargill. PHOTO: TONI MCDONALD : In pictures: Armistice Day commemorations