Acts of Remembrance come in many forms and there are lots of different ways to honour the men and women who have served New Zealand.

The RSA welcomes all respectful acts of remembrance, whether it is wearing a poppy, reciting the ode, observing a minute's silence, attending a formal commemoration event or creating one of your own.

Remembrance is an important part of supporting today’s serving Military Personnel. By remembering the hardships, the sacrifice and the gallant deeds of yesterday’s soldiers, sailors and aviators, we recognize the value New Zealand places on those who serve and renew our commitment to support the service personnel of today. 

The suite of resources below are designed to help get you started building your own event or commemorative activity.

Remembrance Services

DIY Commemorations

We have developed the DIY Commemorations toolkit to help RSAs and other Kiwi organisations to plan their own commemorative events.

Already we’ve seen many schools and communities using the resources for Anzac Day and we hope to see the number grow as we remember our major military milestones and the people who served during them.

Resources to help organise commemorations in your communities are below:

Planning Your Commemorative Event
Music For Commemorative Events
Sample of a Commemorative Speech
Sample Anzac Day Speech 2022

The Ode
Medals - Mounting and Wearing
Accessing Military Service Records - here and abroad
National Anthem

RSA Ceremonial Planning Guide

CEREMONIAL PLANNING, PROCEDURAL AND PROTOCOL GUIDE

A large part of our work comes under the banner of Remembrance. We undertake this by conducting parades and events, to remember and honour those who have gone before us, and those who still serve in the New Zealand Defence Force today. 

A guide has been produced by the Remembrance Committee to help Associations plan Anzac Day and other significant Commemorations.

View the RSA Ceremonial Planning Guide here.