Sky Tower dressed with poppy for Anzac Day

For the fifth year, the Sky Tower will wear a poppy to commemorate Poppy Day and Anzac Day, and to support the Auckland RSA’s Annual Poppy Appeal.

From 20 – 25 April the Sky Tower will be lit with a red top and a giant 13-metre poppy emblem projection on the south-east side of the Tower. The poppy emblem will be visible to attendees at the Anzac Day dawn service at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Following Friday’s Tower De Force challenge, the winning team will have the honour of lighting the Sky Tower with the poppy projection. Last year, it was the Royal New Zealand Navy who took out the honour and lit the Tower.

This will be SKYCITY’s sixth annual Poppy Partnership with Auckland RSA.

The Sky Tower is the Southern Hemisphere’s tallest free-standing structure. Based in the heart of Auckland, the Sky Tower is one of New Zealand’s most recognisable landmarks.

SKYCITY lights the Sky Tower for charities or community initiatives that we support financially, to mark national holidays, milestones or other celebrations or events, or as a symbol of respect or solidarity.

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