An event to remember the sights, sounds and songs of the Great War will be held on Armistice Day in Tauranga, with all proceeds going to Waipuna Hospice.

‘100 years: A Kiwi Armistice' will feature aspects of those difficult war years, including the involvement of women, the use of horses, those left behind and medical, as well as military elements.

The music ranges from Edwardian pomposity to music hall songs, to hymns, to soldiers' ditties and marching songs, to gritty songs that reveal the awfulness of war, to songs of hope for a brighter future. It will finish with Sir Harry Lauder's ‘Keep Right On to the End of the Road', written after his son had been killed in action.

Musical director Nigel Williams leads the 70-strong Tauranga Civic Choir and Tauranga City Brass, with Philip Smith on organ, Leon Gray on piano, the Tauranga City Silver Band, Jeremy Thompson on trumpet and Elaine Wogan (soprano).

Tom Bradley and Elizabeth Price provide narration, with a montage of still shots covering pre-war New Zealand, soldiers leaving for war, wartime scenes and action, hospitals, recreation and volunteer work.

‘100 years: A Kiwi Armistice' will be held at Holy Trinity Church, Devonport Road, Tauranga at 7.15pm on Sunday, November 11. Tickets are $35 with all proceeds going to Waipuna Hospice. To book visit: www.waipunahospice.org.nz/a-kiwi-armistice