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ANZAC Day Dawn Service - Auckland

ANZAC Day 2012 - Dawn Service

April 25th 2012
The crowd awaits silent and respectful in the pre-dawn stillness. Minutes later a distant rythmic tapping sound gradually gains momentum and is joined by the sharp call which commands the marching veterans. Applause starts to ripple out through the crowd as the veterans approach, then march proudly up the steps leading to their place on the Court of Honour. Poignant, moving...the s ... read more
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New Zealand Flag The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more
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23rd May 2012

Congratulations!
This image (captioned as "The Fallen") was bestowed with an Honours Award in the Auckland Photographic Society's May 2012 Competition. May you receive further recognition for your photography in the future!
23rd May 2012

Thanks :-) Here's the link to their May competition gallery - some amazing landscape shots in there; http://www.aps.net.nz/site_pages/galleries/2012/gallery_May12.htm

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