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Highest crowd numbers at Gallipoli since centenary

The passage of time has not deterred thousands from returning to Anzac Day services in Gallipoli, Türkiye, with the highest crowd numbers seen since the 2015 centenary of the doomed World War I...

Bill Russell: From stamps to signaller and back again

From beginning his career with NZ Post to initiating a veteran stamp series, and from installing a radio system for the NZ Army and then joining up, Bill Russell’s life is one of crossing paths of...

Army serves as foundation for future careers

Lt. Colonel Leith Comer (Rtd.) is passionate about highlighting the success of military personnel who have transitioned into careers in the public and private sectors. “I have been pleased to...

The Quiet Warning Lights: Signs of Struggle We Often Miss

The following article was written by LTCOL Stephen Kearney, Chief Mental Health Officer ...

Remembering the Navy’s role in the Korean War

In 1948, George Gardner and his friend spent a weekend rowing up and down the Grey River until they knew the number of rivets that held the hull together on a frigate moored in the Port of Greymouth....

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...

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...

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...

Commemoration of 50 years since HMNZS OTAGO sails to protest French nuclear tests

It was recently the 50th anniversary of New Zealand’s protests against nuclear testing in the Pacific. The Mururoa Nuclear Veterans Group Inc. hosted a commemoration of 50 years since the...

Our people, your Veterans’ Affairs—Alma Shaw

VA News sat down to talk with Alma Shaw, a Policy Advisor here at Veterans’ Affairs. Can you describe a typical day at VA? Much of my work is demand driven. My official title is ‘Policy...