More than 1000 members of New Zealand's Defence Force (NZDF) deployed overseas will commemorate Anzac Day in places as diverse as Singapore, Afghanistan and Timor-Leste.
There will be 1112 NZDF personnel serving overseas on operations on Anzac Day, 111 based in Afghanistan.
Kiwi soldiers in Afghanistan will take part in a dawn ceremony at their base in Bamyan Province, while the five New Zealanders at International Security Assistance Headquarters in Kabul will attend a multinational ceremony there.
Closer to home, the 157-strong contingent in Timor-Leste -- north of Australia -- will participate in dawn services with their Australian comrades, before challenging them to a sporting event in the afternoon.
The 28 Kiwis with the Multinational Force Observers in Egypt will participate in dawn services in Sinai and at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Cairo.
The eight Kiwis in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific will join the Australian contingent in a dawn parade and service.
More than 400 naval personnel based overseas will be attend services where New Zealand ships are based, in Singapore and New Caledonia.
Defence Force chief Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae will represent the NZDF at Anzac Day services in Gallipoli, which will also be attended by the Prime Minister John Key, Minister of Veterans Affairs Judith Collins and Labour MP Rick Barker.
"Today the Anzac spirit forged on these shared battlefields continues with NZDF working alongside our Australian counterparts on numerous operations and exercises around the world," Lt Gen Mateparae said.
"Anzac Day is a day to honour the sacrifice of our service men and women who gave their lives in the cause of peace not only at Gallipoli but in other conflicts," he said.
NZDF representatives will also attend many ceremonies held at war memorials and town halls throughout New Zealand.
NZPA