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• Benevolence in the Veterans’ Support Act 2014

  How the law is designed to support you Parliament created the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 (VSA) to support veterans in a fair, practical, and compassionate way when veterans seek help for injuries or...

• 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...

• Father and son retrace military history at 75th anniversary Korean War commemorations

  For SQNLDR Carl Smith and his 15- year-old son, Hugo Smith, attending the 75th Anniversary of the Korean War in Seoul in April 2026 was a homecoming across generations. Carl and Hugo are direct...

• 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...

• 20 minutes on the runway at Kabul Airport: NZDF Photographer Maria Eves

  Just 20 minutes on the runway at Kabul airport, but in those moments Maria Eves brought all of her 12 years of experience as a photographer in the NZDF to bear. Maria Eves joined the Royal New...

• 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...

• 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...

• Honouring a whanau’s military history

  Kō ngā tapuwae o inanahi, hei tauira mō āpōpō. The footsteps laid down by our ancestors centuries ago, create the paving stones upon which we stand today. Lorraine Hetaraka (Ngāti Kahu, Te...

• How military service affects the health of veterans

  The following was written by Dr Mike O'Reilly to provide clinical information and context that can help GPs treat veterans effectively.  What is a veteran Since 1914, New Zealand has deployed...

• Veterans' Health Advisory Panel members

  The Panel is made up of a maximum of nine members. The legislation requires that one is an ex officio medical practitioner nominated by Chief of New Zealand Defence Force, one is an ex officio...