Christchurch RSA Inc

General information

Christchurch Memorial RSA was the first RSA in NZ and was founded on 14 December 1915 by wounded veterans returning from the battlefields of the ill fated and tragic Gallipoli Campaign of World War One. It was founded with the object of providing a place of sucour, support, comradeship, reflection and remembrance for war veterans and ex-services personnel.

It was the seed that gave birth to the Royal New Zealand Returned And Services Association (RNZRSA) that now spans our nation with an RSA club or association in almost every major community across the country with over 110,000 members nationally.

The Christchurch Memorial RSA still holds firm to the values for which it was founded and, through its various charitable trusts and other activities, it continues to this day to provide comfort and support to veterans, veterans' widows and ex-services personnel from the RNZ Navy NZ Army, RNZ Air Force, NZ Merchant Services and the NZ Police.

The RSA has also opened up its membership to allow for Associate and Youth Members and to be a member it is not necessary to have served in the NZ Defence Forces or the NZ Police. Membership for single members is $40.00, couples $60.00 and youth $5.00 per annum.

The RNZRSA motto is "People Helping People".

That's the Spirit!