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• The Veterans’ Entitlements Appeal Board Decision in the case of Tā Harawira Gardiner

  The Veterans’ Entitlements Appeal Board (the VEAB) has issued its decision on an appeal that it has been considering on a claim made by the late Tā Harawira Gardiner. Read the Veterans’ Entitlement...

• 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...

• Watch the video recording of our Online Event for New Zealand Veterans in Australia

  Thank you to all those who attended the event on Wednesday 15 February.  If you didn't attend or would like to catch up on it, you can view a recording of the event. Recording of the Online...

• 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...

• Air Force veteran and New Zealand’s oldest person passes away

  It is with sadness that we learnt of the passing of Ron Hermanns earlier this week — a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) veteran of the Second World War and New Zealand's oldest person. Mr Hermanns...

• 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...

• 100 Years of Poppy Day

  In 1915 Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian medical officer, conducted the funeral service of a friend who had died in the Second Battle of Ypres. Close by poppies blew in the breeze, a symbol...

• 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...

• Veterans’ Affairs signs Memorandum of Understanding with the RNZRSA

  For many years, Veterans’ Affairs and the RNZRSA have worked closely together, united by a shared aim of ensuring that New Zealand’s veterans are recognised, honoured, and supported. Our roles are...

• Statements of Principles

  Statements of Principles are a decision-making tool We use Statements of Principles to establish if a medical condition can be linked to the unique circumstances of a person's qualifying...