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Veterans' Support Act 2014 and Statement of Principles

Background Before the Veterans' Support Act 2014, we used the War Pensions Act 1954 The War Pensions Act 1954 outlined the services to be provided to veterans, and the payment of pensions for injury...

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...

List of Operational Service under the Burial and Cremation Act 1964

Do you use this list often? The list of Operational Service under the Burial and Cremation Act 1964 changes from time-to-time. To make sure you're using the most up-to-date version, please refer to...

Recommendations from the Paterson Report

Update on recommendations as of April 2021. More focus on the needs of veterans Recommendation Status 1. The Act is amended so Veterans’ Affairs has more flexibility to meet individual and...

Change to the list of Statements of Principles, January 2022

On 20 January 2022 changes were made to: the list of Australian Statements of Principles that apply in New Zealand the list of accepted late-onset conditions. Statements of Principles The Statements...

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...

Changing of the guard at the RSA

The RNZRSA has farewelled its National President BJ Clark QSM at their National Council held in Auckland in October. Former National President of the RNZRSA BJ has held the role of National President...

Commemoration: Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Sir Harawira Tiri Gardiner KNZM

Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Sir Harawira Tiri Gardiner, KNZM passed away on 17 March 2022. He was a soldier and a veteran, and he made significant contributions to public life in New Zealand. Sir Wira...

Veterans' Health Advisory Panel members

The Panel is made up of a maximum of nine members. The legislation requires that one is an ex officio medical practitioner nominated by Chief of New Zealand Defence Force, one is an ex officio...

The deployment review is almost complete — here's the summary

Correction made on 13 February 2025: In the List of all the deployments reviewed , Operation CORACLE's country was corrected to 'Bougainville', and its status was corrected to 'Did not meet the...