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The legacy of Tā (Bom) Gillies
Tā Robert Nairn Gillies, affectionately known as Bom Gillies, was the last surviving member of the 28th (Maori) Battalion. He passed away surrounded by whānau on 7 November. Tā Bom Gillies was born...
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Weekly Compensation for Families
Who can get this You'll qualify for Family Weekly Compensation if all of these apply: a family member has passed away, and they had Qualifying Operational Service after 31 March 1974 and outside...
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Entitlements, services, and support for veterans who served after 1 April 1974
Check your eligibility for support Eligibility for these entitlements, services, and support will depend on your own circumstances, including: when you first joined where you served. To view the...
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Hearing aid schedule of fees
Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand (VA) has set this schedule of fees to be effective from 11 September 2023 . This schedule covers the assessment, trial, and fitting of hearing aids. Veterans' Affairs...
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VAB Report: Recognition of service people through burial and memorialisation
This report sets out the principles that the Veterans' Advisory Board (Board) considers should underpin the recognition of service in New Zealand through the burial and memorialisation of service...
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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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Read the answers to some questions from the Online Event for NZ Veterans in Australia
The presenters of the event were invited to answer questions from our veteran community. These questions focus on New Zealand veterans who are living in Australia. We have transcribed the questions...
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Veterans' Affairs spends $650,000 on funerals and cemetery work
We have installed nearly 700 new headstones and plaques for veterans in New Zealand this year and spent more than $650,000 overall on funerals, memorials, and maintenance work in cemeteries. We have...
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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...