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Home / News and events / VA News

VA News

VA News is our quarterly newsletter for the veteran community. Print copies are mailed to current clients and key community hubs — like NZDF Community Hubs and local RSAs.

Read the latest edition

Download the Summer 2020 edition of VA News [PDF, 1.3 MB]

Previous editions

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2020

Autumn 2020 [PDF, 6.2 MB], published March 2020

Winter 2020 [PDF, 1.5 MB], published June 2020

Spring 2020 [PDF, 8.1 MB], published October 2020

Summer 2020 [PDF, 1.3 MB], published November 2020

2019

Autumn 2019 [PDF, 1.3 MB], published April 2019

Winter 2019 [PDF, 8.8 MB], published August 2019

Spring 2019 [PDF, 1.1 MB], published October 2019

Summer 2019, [PDF, 1.3 MB] published December 2019

2018

Autumn 2018 [PDF, 1.7 MB], published March 2018

Winter 2018 [PDF, 1.4 MB], published June 2018

Spring 2018 [PDF, 643 KB], published September 2018

Summer 2018 [PDF, 1.7 MB], published December 2018

2017

March 2017 [PDF, 1.6 MB]

July 2017 [PDF, 1.9 MB]

September 2017 [PDF, 1.4 MB]

December 2017 [PDF, 713 KB]

2016

April 2016 [PDF, 946 KB]

June 2016 [PDF, 267 KB]

August 2016 [PDF, 2.4 MB]

December 2016 [PDF, 2.1 MB]

2015

April 2015 [PDF, 541 KB]

August 2015 [PDF, 411 KB]

December 2015 [PDF, 975 KB]

2014

April 2014 [PDF, 240 KB]

August 2014 [PDF, 491 KB]

December 2014 [PDF, 542 KB]

December 2014 Special Christmas Issue [PDF, 2.5 MB]

2013

April 2013 [PDF, 256 KB]

August 2013 [PDF, 1.8 MB]

October 2013 [PDF, 1.8 MB]

December 2013 [PDF, 254 KB]

2012

April 2012 [PDF, 640 KB]

December 2012 [PDF, 829 KB]

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