Dawn breaks over the cenotaph at Queens Gardens as thousands of people marked Anzac Day in Dunedin last year. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHThe Returned and Services Association (RSA) has made the decision to cancel any public Anzac Day events this year and is postponing its national Poppy Day appeal. The decision means it will be the first time Anzac Day services have been cancelled since they were started in 1915. It is the first time Poppy Day has been postponed since 1922. Following the events of March 15 last year, the number of Anzac Day services were reduced due to safety concerns.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 18, 2020 22:18 UTC