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• Support your mate

  Being there for a mate in the good times is usually easy and fun. But when a mate goes through a rough patch it can be hard to know what to do or say. This can be especially challenging if your mate...

• Determine if someone qualifies for burial in a services cemetery

  Councils are responsible for determining if a veteran — or their spouse or partner — qualifies for burial in a services cemetery. There are two steps to determine eligibility: Get a statement of...

• 25 years since NZDF deployed to the Solomon Islands

  In 1998, inter-tribal and inter-community violence in Solomon Islands had escalated and led to at least 40,000 people being displaced, and over 100 deaths. The signing...

• Determining a claim under section 14 or section 15(4) of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014

  We are obliged to make decisions on claims according to the steps outlined in sections 14 and 15 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 . Most decisions will be made through section 14. Read the Veterans'...

• Commonwealth and allied country plaque and headstone funding

  Background As of 1 July 2016, we ceased our previous practice of funding plaques and headstones for Commonwealth and Allied veterans. This includes funding remakes of plaques and headstones to add...

• Literature review on the health impacts of exposure to ionising radiation

  For veterans and their families of J-Force, Operation Grapple, and Mururoa. In April 2021 the Minister for Veterans asked the Veterans’ Health Advisory Panel to review the most up-to-date information...

• 'Back to Timor' (2025 Documentary)

  It has been 25 years since the NZDF and NZ Police began serving in East Timor. This year, a group of Kiwi East Timor veterans returned to Timor-Leste to film a documentary about their journey and 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...

• Repatriation begins

  Three New Zealand military personnel repatriated from Fiji and American Samoa were returned to their families at a ramp ceremony at Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea in May. An...

• Living with the effects of Timor: Former Army Captain Jamie Lynch

  Former Army Captain Jamie Lynch’s deployment to Timor-Leste in September 1999 was also his last. His experiences in Timor-Leste have had a deep and profound impact on nearly every aspect of his life...