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• 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...

• Taskforce Kiwi reignites sense of purpose for veterans

  Taskforce Kiwi has completed over 20,000 hours volunteering to support communities following disasters. However it does more than just benefit communities; it provides tangible benefits...

• 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,...

• 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...

• Father and son retrace military history at 75th anniversary Korean War commemorations

  For SQNLDR Carl Smith and his 15- year-old son, Hugo Smith, attending the 75th Anniversary of the Korean War in Seoul in April 2026 was a homecoming across generations. Carl and Hugo are direct...

• WAI2500 | An interview with Lieutenant Colonel Martin Dransfield, ONZM

  The Waitangi Tribunal Wai 2500 Military Veterans Kaupapa Inquiry was initiated in September 2014. Kaupapa inquiries deal with nationally significant issues affecting Māori as a whole. This kauapa...

• The legacy of Tā (Bom) Gillies

  Tā Robert Nairn Gillies, affectionately known as Bom Gillies, was the last surviving member of the 28th (Maori) Battalion. He passed away surrounded by whānau on 7 November. Tā Bom Gillies was born...

• Giving back to his Army — Sergeant Derek Kupe

  Giving back to his Army — Sergeant Derek Kupe Sergeant Derek Kupe (Te Ati Awa, Ngāruahine O Te Rangi) first joined the New Zealand Army in 1984 aged 17. He left the Army in 1995, returned in 1997,...

• Dependant's Pension

  Who can get this You may be able to get this if: someone you're dependent on has Qualifying Service before 1 April 1974, or Qualifying Operational Service in Viet Nam. Qualifying Service explained...