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• Reflections from Gallipoli — Hon. Meka Whaitiri

  "I was honoured to represent New Zealand at the Anzac Day commemorative events in Gallipoli. They had been cancelled for the past two years because of COVID-19, so it was very special to pick up the...

• Looking after plaques and headstones

  Public cemeteries are maintained to a high standard by their local authority. This maintenance includes mowing lawns and ensuring general upkeep. People often want to commemorate their loved ones by...

• New memorial for Dieppe Barracks in Singapore

  August this year marked 35 years since the New Zealand Army’s 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment’s (1RNZIR) withdrawal from Dieppe Barracks in Singapore. Dieppe Barracks represents a...

• Genetic counselling for children of Jayforce, Grapple, and Mururoa veterans

  In 2023, New Zealand's independent Veterans' Health Advisory Panel commissioned a literature review on the health risks associated with nuclear exposure. Families of those who could have been exposed...

• Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI)

  The need for more research on Kiwi veterans has been known for a long time. The development of The Veteran, Family and Whānau Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy Framework — Te Arataki , highlighted...

• Twenty years in Sudan

  Since 2005, the New Zealand Defence Force has been supporting the United Nations peacekeeping missions in Sudan, both before and after the country's independence. Prior to South Sudan's independence,...

• You're invited to a re-dedication of the 34 veteran graves at Lake Alice Hospital

  A ceremony will be held next month to bless a number of previously unmarked graves of First and Second World War veterans who died while in the care of the old Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the...

• Lives lost during pandemic more than 100 years ago honoured by NZDF

  When members of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles returned to Gallipoli in 1918 to recover and bury their dead, they faced a new enemy in the form of influenza. More than 104 years on and in the shadow...

• Determined effort identifies Lake Alice hospital veterans' graves

  Plans are underway for a ceremony in the Rangitikei town of Marton to bless a number of previously unmarked graves of First and Second World War veterans who died while in the care of the old Lake...

• 80 years since the brutal Battle of Cassino

  May 2024 marks the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Cassino, which was one of the most brutal and costly battles involving New Zealand forces in the Second World War. Situated at the head of the...