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Schedule of fees for support and maintenance

Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand (VA) has set this schedule of fees to be effective from 11 September 2023 . This schedule is intended to ensure that veterans get the best results from their hearing...

Force 4 Families education and training discounts

How can I get the study discount? To access discounts for study and other exclusive offers, register on the Force 4 Families website. Force4Families website (external link) Which education providers...

Lump Sum for Permanent Impairment payment rates

About Permanent Impairment One-time payment amount Your impairment percentage determines how much you will receive. All payment rates are before tax. Payment rates are in New Zealand Dollars. Your...

Children's Pension

For the Children's Pension, our definition of "parent" includes a natural parent, adoptive parent, guardian, or grandparent. Who can get this If your natural parent, adoptive parent, guardian, or...

Hearing aid exceptional circumstance criteria

Aids that exceed the schedule The new schedule of fees has an up-to amount of $2,415 per aid (GST included). The aid that is recommended and fitted by the audiologist will be at their clinical...

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...

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...

Remembering Deputy Crew Chief Lester Gemmell (16/12/1961 – 28/4/26)

Wellington International Airport Ltd (WIAL) staff have acknowledged the passing of veteran Deputy Crew Chief Lester Gemmell. He was a respected colleague, mentor, and friend. His service...

New memorial for Dieppe Barracks in Singapore

August this year marked 35 years since the New Zealand Army’s 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment’s (1RNZIR) withdrawal from Dieppe Barracks in Singapore. Dieppe Barracks represents a...

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...