Greymouth RSA

07/09/2026

Quiz night this Wednesday 9th September. This weeks quizzler: "My friends reckon I'm a bit of a pig". Good luck!!
The kitchen is open so get earlier for dinner!!

28/08/2026

Our Chef has been cooking up a storm this morning, fresh out the oven, pizza scones, choc chip cookies, bacon, egg & vege pie, fresh sandwiches. Pop in watch some pool, have some lunch, and always a free cuppa tea or coffee.

28/08/2026

West Coast Women's B vs Westland Women's B facing off at the RSA today.. good luck both sides!

27/08/2026

Next Wednesday's lunch (2nd September)
Slow roasted beef sirloin with creamy garlic potatoes, carrots, broccoli and dinner roll.

27/08/2026

24/08/2026

Quiz night Wednesday 26th August. This weeks quizzler cryptic clue is: "The tiny French war was fought after Oklahoma"
Pop in earlier for dinner!

19/08/2026

Lamb and Pork this week!
Roast lunches every Wednesday from noon. Ready in a jiffy, so even if it's your lunch break, you've got time.. give us a call to book in prior Tuesday evenings.

19/08/2026

19/08/2026

🇳🇿 AFGHANISTAN – REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN IN AUGUST

August holds a particularly heavy place in the story of New Zealand’s service in Afghanistan.

Of the 10 New Zealand Defence Force personnel who lost their lives during our Afghanistan commitment, seven died during the month of August.

3 August 2010
🇳🇿 Lieutenant Tim O’Donnell DSD
Killed when his patrol was attacked in Bamyan Province. Tim became the first New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan.

19 August 2011
🇳🇿 Corporal Douglas Grant
New Zealand Special Air Service. Killed in Kabul while responding alongside Afghan and coalition forces to an attack on the British Council compound.

Then came August 2012 — one of the darkest months for the New Zealand Army in recent history.

4 August 2012
🇳🇿 Lance Corporal Pralli Durrer
🇳🇿 Lance Corporal Rory Malone NZGM

Both were killed during the fierce Battle of Baghak in Bamyan Province after New Zealand troops went to the assistance of Afghan security forces under attack. Six other New Zealand soldiers were wounded. The subsequent Court of Inquiry described it as one of the most complex firefights involving NZDF personnel since the Vietnam War.

Just 15 days later, tragedy struck again.

19 August 2012
🇳🇿 Corporal Luke Tamatea
🇳🇿 Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker
🇳🇿 Private Richard Harris

Their Humvee was destroyed by an improvised explosive device in Bamyan Province. All three were killed instantly. Jacinda Baker became the first New Zealand servicewoman killed as a result of enemy action since the sinking of the Marquette in 1915.

Five New Zealand soldiers had been killed in Afghanistan in the space of just 15 days.

For their families, friends and comrades, August is not simply another month on the calendar.

It is a month of remembrance.

We remember the seven New Zealanders lost in Afghanistan during August.

Lieutenant Tim O’Donnell DSD
Corporal Douglas Grant
Lance Corporal Pralli Durrer
Lance Corporal Rory Malone NZGM
Corporal Luke Tamatea
Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker
Private Richard Harris

We also remember those who stood beside them, those who were wounded, and every New Zealander who served in Afghanistan.

They served. They sacrificed. We will remember them.

🌿 Lest We Forget.