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Special RSA bar leaner is the place to share stories
Southeast Asia vets have a table to call their own in the Tokaanu-Tūrangi RSA.

RSA boss says Anzac Day has become ‘like Disneyland’
'Light shows … might make it more attractive, but they take away from its core purpose.'

Large crowd gathers for Whanganui's Anzac Day service
The service was 'magnificent', says RNZAF veteran.

Thousands of Northlanders brave the chill to commemorate Anzac Day
Dawn ceremonies are taking place around the region today.

Editorial: We will remember them - but is that enough?
OPINION: We must do more than just remember them.

'Absolutely gutted': NZDF to play reduced role in Gallipoli dawn service
The RSA CEO expects Kiwi ingenuity to shine through as they face this obstacle.

One uniform and a guitar: NZDF to play reduced role Gallipoli dawn service
The unprecedented event was caused by the chaos of the Dubai floods last week.

Napier RSA votes in support of leaving national body in extremely rare motion
Napier RSA has voted to potentially leave the national body.

Beloved great-uncle's war history chronicled by RSA
Julie Stubbs contacted the RSA to find out about her great-uncle's wartime history.

Napier RSA could leave national body amid 'disharmony' claim
'For a large part of 2023 there has been disharmony between RNZRSA and Napier RSA.'

'Ugliest thing in the world': Anti-aircraft gun at RSA village cops flak from residents
'I can’t see how it can be a fitting memorial given those who have died because of it.'

Nuclear testing medals handed out to four veterans
New Zealand sent two naval frigates for Operation Grapple in 1957.

New look bar and restaurant for The Club Katikati
New venture is part of changes for The Club — previously Katikati RSA and Citizens Club

‘We were bleeding money’: Howick RSA may lose clubrooms after $4-6m sale
The $4-6m sale is the second RSA in weeks that has been bought for redevelopment.

Liberation Museum in French town honours Kiwi soldiers who freed the town using ladders
French museum honours the Kiwis who liberated a town using ladders.

Last surviving veteran of HMNZS Achilles dies at 102
War veteran Gratton Lyng has been farewelled.

Local RSAs told they exist for veterans - not cheap booze and food
New RSA leadership is investigating local clubs' finances and welfare support.

Anzac Day services draw big crowds in Tauranga
'Magnificent': 94-year-old WWII veteran Don Wilson's verdict on the dawn service.

Flood-impacted Rissington holds Anzac service amid silt and debris
The community has 'had it pretty rough' but knows the importance of remembering Anzac Day.

Veterans talk about their service and why Anzac Day is celebrated
ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand.

Where to commemorate Anzac Day in Northland
There are services right around the region - here's a guide to where and when.