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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...
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Reaching Out
The following is a personal experience written by Gregg Nathan. Name: Gregg Nathan Service: New Zealand Army — Infantry and Engineers (20+ years) One year ago, I was in so much pain...
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Gerard Wood | From military nurse to veteran advocate
Veterans who have been to our forums and expos will probably have met Gerard Wood (Ret Lt Col) in the Veterans' Affairs team — a larger-than-life character brimming with good humour, lots of...
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Behind the scenes: "Finding Our Way Back To Ourselves"
To encourage veterans to apply for support, Veterans’ Affairs has produced the strong and emotional video, “Finding our way back to ourselves”. It features three veterans who deployed to Afghanistan...
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Medical alarms and monitoring services are being updated — Veterans' Independence Programme
Our supplier for medical alarm and monitoring services, ADT Security Services, has updated their products and monitoring services. Their new alarm, emergency response, and monitoring services will...
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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...
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Update on the deployment review
We are pleased to announce three declarations of Qualifying Operational Service. The declarations cover deployments declined before 2009 that warranted reconsideration and previously did not have...
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Niall Shepherd | RSA District Support Manager
Niall Shepherd is one of nine RSA District Support Managers throughout the country. Niall is responsible for the Otago and Southland districts. Based at Montecillo Veterans Home and Hospital in...
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Changes to the lists of Statements of Principles, June 2025
The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury, illness, or death is service-related. On 26 June, 32 replacement Statements of Principles and four new Statements of...
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Your mental wellbeing
Many of these strategies may appear straightforward, but that doesn’t mean they’re not important. Getting the basics right goes a long way to helping you cope. Start small. Don't try everything at...