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• Willie Apiata appointed Special Representative to NZDF

  New Zealand’s only living recipient of the Victoria Cross, Willie Apiata, has been appointed a Special Representative to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and promoted to Honorary Warrant Officer...

• Chat with Pat—Summer 2018

  Pat Povey is a familiar face—or voice—to many veterans and their whānau. VA News sat down with Pat in our new regular series 'Chat with Pat'. VA News : It’s nearly the end of the year Pat. What are...

• Second World War veteran, 102, recounts service with pride ahead of his battalion’s historic recognition

  It’s been nearly 80 years since the end of the Second World War and 102-year-old Doug Reid still wears his 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion tie with pride. Mr Reid may be the last surviving member of the...

• Determined effort identifies Lake Alice hospital veterans' graves

  Plans are underway for a ceremony in the Rangitikei town of Marton to bless a number of previously unmarked graves of First and Second World War veterans who died while in the care of the old Lake...

• Twenty years in Afghanistan

  NZDF’s deployment in Afghanistan was one of New Zealand’s longest-lasting. Over 3,500 New Zealanders took part in military operations and training of local army personnel and local police, but also...

• Giving back to his Army — Sergeant Derek Kupe

  Giving back to his Army — Sergeant Derek Kupe Sergeant Derek Kupe (Te Ati Awa, Ngāruahine O Te Rangi) first joined the New Zealand Army in 1984 aged 17. He left the Army in 1995, returned in 1997,...

• Changes to the lists of Statements of Principles, October 2025

  The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury,  illness or death is service-related. On 23 October, 24 replacement Statements of Principles, two revocations without...

• SSAANZ: Peace in the outdoors

  David Benfell found peace in the outdoors. Maybe it was from the wide-open space, the fresh air, the sounds of a river or a stream, the texture of the tussock or the splash of a wave — maybe it is...

• New Zealand veterans living in Australia dealing with Centrelink

  As a result of continued advocacy by Wayne Lindsay OAM, on behalf of New Zealand veterans living in Australia, Veterans’ Affairs has acknowledged the difficulties some veterans face in their dealings...

• The New Zealand Liberation Museum opens in France

  On 11 October 2023, in Le Quesnoy, a small town in northern France, the New Zealand Liberation Museum — Te Arawhata, was opened by the Rt Hon. Sir Jerry Mateparae and Marie-Sophie Lesne, the Mayor of...