Marines Band Draws Big Anzac Day Crowds
The US Marines Corps Forces Pacific Band Kicked off their third ANZAC Day visit to Paraparaumu by attending the dawn parade in Paraparaumu.
Pictured here are members of the band with Major Larry Keim from the Kapiti U.S.Marines Trust.
A record crowd attends the band’s first major concert at the beachfront in Paraparaumu.
A full house with standing room only for the band at their Paekakariki Concert in St Peter’s Hall, which has hosted band visits for the past 80 years.
Listen to Warrant Officer Andres Navarro, leader of the MARFORCE Band, interviewed by Emile Donovan on Radio New Zealand Nights on 28 April 2025.