ANZAC Day 2012
To mark ANZAC Day 2012 the Governor-General, Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, attended commemorative services in Christchurch and Wellington. On the evening of 24 April 2012, he presented the 2012 ANZAC of the Year Award to the Student Volunteer Army at Canterbury University. On 25 April, he attended the Dawn Service at Cranmer Square in Christchurch and the National Commemorative Service at the National War Memorial in Wellington before hosting an ANZAC Day luncheon at Government House in Wellington for a group of veterans, serving military personnel, and youth cad
