A musical evening of Remembrance

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Kia ora and welcome to the Art of Remembrance 2025.
FREE family event

An evening of inspiring music, moving image and warm hospitality in the company of exceptional guests. An historic event to honour the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps (RNZNC), all Veterans, and whānau.

To mark Anzac week, Kāhui St David’s, Auckland’s centre for music-making, inspiration and social connection, will host the 10th annual Art of Remembrance event on Anzac Eve, Thursday 24 April in the Great Hall of St David’s, the recently restored, magnificent World War One Memorial Church building in Grafton, Auckland. (Kāhui St David's, 70 Khyber Pass Road, Auckland, 1023, Auckland CBD)

A plaque to honour the RNZNC will be unveiled by Lieutenant Colonel David Foote, Chief Nursing Officer / RNZNC Regimental Colonel.

Georgina Greville, a senior nurse from Middlemore Hospital, whose immediate family included 5 World War One service members, will share the experiences of her grandmother and great aunt who served in Egypt, Lemnos and the Western Front.

We will also hear from members of the NZDF.

The programme will include:

- Guests arrive 6pm
- Veterans’ Parade into the Great Hall
- Mihi Kaumatua Tautoko Witika & welcome

Music includes:
- Taonga pūoro and Scottish bagpipes
- Soprano Felicity Tomkins will sing Vera Lynn’s The White Cliffs of Dover and The Rose of No Man’s Land with organist Helen Lukman-Fox
- Soprano Michelle Thorne-McHugh will lead all to sing Hine e Hine by Fanny Howie and the 28thMāori Battalion song
- From the World War Two archives, the Off Broadway Big Band will play The Army Nurses’ Song by A Amohau, dedicated to the New Zealand Army - Nursing Service

- In honour of the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps, a plaque will be unveiled by Lieutenant Colonel David Foote, Chief Nursing Officer / RNZNC Regimental Colonel.
- Addresses by Lieutenant Colonel Nick Jones, ED (former Commanding Officer of 3/6 Battalion, RNZIR), and Georgina Greville a senior nurse at Middlemore Hospital
- The Last Post, Ode and The Rouse
- Soup, fried bread, Anzac Biscuits, tea and coffee will be served
- Finishes 8pm
- View the Service + Sacrifice exhibition and images of the 28th Māori Battalion

Free entry – book your seat here via Eventfinda, or register at the door.
All welcome, suitable for children

Kāhui St David's, 70 Khyber Pass Road, Auckland, 1023, Auckland CBD

With thanks to our event partners as displayed on the website and recognised in the event programme.