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'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...
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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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IG27 Planning Update
Planning for Invictus Games 2027 (IG27) continues to progress well. The first Participating Nations call has taken place, establishing key timeframes for both applications and the overall selection...
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Highest crowd numbers at Gallipoli since centenary
The passage of time has not deterred thousands from returning to Anzac Day services in Gallipoli, Türkiye, with the highest crowd numbers seen since the 2015 centenary of the doomed World War I...
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Veterans’ transport reimbursement rate increase
Fuel cost relief for veterans’ medical travel (external link) On 1 April 2026 Veterans’ Affairs has increased the private vehicle mileage reimbursement rates for eligible treatment-related travel by...
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From the Head of Veterans' Affairs—Summer 2018
Tēnā koutou katoa Christmas is always a time when we celebrate the present, show kindness to others and reflect on the year that has been. It’s been a busy year with many activities occurring both...
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Holiday closures for VIP service providers
Some of our VIP service providers will be taking a break or working with limited staff over the Christmas and New Year period. If you need to contact one of the providers over this time, please call...
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Veteran's stories collected at the Online Cenotaph — Submissions welcome
Since relaunching in 2015, the Online Cenotaph has developed a resource of over 130 Cenotaph Stories. These range from interviews with living veterans, articles acknowledging commemorative events...
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A Kiwi veteran: Warrant Officer Class 2 Jamie ‘Taff’ Tawhara
Warrant Officer Class 2 Jamie ‘Taff’ Tawhara (Ngāti Porou) has military service in his blood. Born in Christchurch and raised in and around Burnham and Linton Military Camps, both his parents served...
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Video transcript of the Minister for Veterans talking about Mission: Feedback.
Tēnā koutou katoa. Today the Veterans' Advisory Board will be launching a survey to find out if New Zealanders think we should do more for the military personnel who serve our...