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An adventurer not retiring anytime soon: Malayan Emergency veteran Neil Ake
Neil Ake (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Maru) joined the New Zealand Army in the late 1950s because he wanted to see the world. It wasn’t the first time he had a longing for...
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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...
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A way forward for veterans' health and wellbeing
Veterans’ Affairs has launched Te Arataki mō te Hauora Ngākau mō ngā Mōrehu a Tū me ō rātou Whānau, The Veteran, Family and Whānau Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy Framework — a detailed...
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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...
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Survivors’ Reunion held at Motuihe Island
More than 100 “Survivors of the Rock” reunited on Motuihe Island in February and once again, the matelots climbed the island’s notorious hill to what was the site of HMNZS TAMAKI for 22 years....
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Kāhui St David's: A Place of Gathering for Music and Remembrance
"At Kāhui St David’s, everyone is welcome. Whatever religion, non-religion, cultural background, ethnicity and however you identify, please feel at home here” — Paul Baragwanath, Director of Kāhui St...
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Twenty years in Afghanistan
NZDF’s deployment in Afghanistan was one of New Zealand’s longest-lasting. Over 3,500 New Zealanders took part in military operations and training of local army personnel and local police, but also...
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NZDF research reveals thousands of Second World War campaign medals were never claimed by veterans
For the first time since the 1950s, in-depth research has been carried out into how many Second World War campaign medals awarded to ex-serving New Zealand veterans were never claimed, and what may...
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The United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission (UNIPOM)
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Personal Profile: Danny Nelson — Support Services Manager — RNZRSA
This article was originally published as a segment in VA News. Read the full edition of VA News Summer 2021 (external link) It wasn’t an auspicious start to my military career. It began when I...