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• The Veterans’ Entitlements Appeal Board Decision in the case of Tā Harawira Gardiner

  The Veterans’ Entitlements Appeal Board (the VEAB) has issued its decision on an appeal that it has been considering on a claim made by the late Tā Harawira Gardiner. Read the Veterans’ Entitlement...

• Last man out of Freetown: Lieutenant Colonel John Dyer’s experiences in Sierra Leone

  Lieutenant Colonel (retired) John Dyer, NZGD, was born in Gisborne and joined the New Zealand Army in 1981. He trained as an officer and served for 20 years. Together with training deployments to...

• Watch the video recording of our Online Event for New Zealand Veterans in Australia

  Thank you to all those who attended the event on Wednesday 15 February.  If you didn't attend or would like to catch up on it, you can view a recording of the event. Recording of the Online...

• Air Force veteran and New Zealand’s oldest person passes away

  It is with sadness that we learnt of the passing of Ron Hermanns earlier this week — a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) veteran of the Second World War and New Zealand's oldest person. Mr Hermanns...

• The Coastwatchers of Tarawa, Kiribati

  In October 1942, seventeen New Zealand coastwatchers on the Tarawa atoll, in the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati) were murdered by the Japanese occupiers. Coastwatchers were military and civilian...

• 100 Years of Poppy Day

  In 1915 Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian medical officer, conducted the funeral service of a friend who had died in the Second Battle of Ypres. Close by poppies blew in the breeze, a symbol...

• From leading contingents to leading communities

  Major General (Rtd) John Boswell says it’s important to have a positive mindset when transitioning from military life to civilian life. Since August 2024, John has been the Chief Executive of the...

• Statements of Principles

  Statements of Principles are a decision-making tool We use Statements of Principles to establish if a medical condition can be linked to the unique circumstances of a person's qualifying...

• The Anzac Day Amendment Act 2026 passed into law

  Anzac Day 2026 will be the first time our national commemoration formally recognises all those who have served New Zealand in times of war. This follows the passing of the Anzac Day Amendment Act...

• More entitlements and support for children of Jayforce and Mururoa veterans

  Veterans’ Affairs has moved to ensure access to more support for the children of Jayforce and Mururoa veterans. Nuclear radiation is a risk that New Zealand service people have been exposed to on...