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Change to the list of Statements of Principles, February 2022

On 11 February 2022 changes were made to the list of Australian Statements of Principles that apply in New Zealand. Statements of Principles The Statements of Principles are a tool to determine if an...

We'll be closed over Christmas

We will be closed from Wednesday 23 December 2020 to Tuesday 5 January 2021. Payments Payments due to be paid on Tuesday 5 January 2021 will now be paid on Thursday 31 December 2020. Payment...

If you die

NZ Defence Force supports The NZ Defence Force has a specially trained team to offer help and support to families if a member dies in service or experiences a serious injury. Casualty support...

More entitlements and support for children of Jayforce and Mururoa veterans

Veterans’ Affairs has moved to ensure access to more support for the children of Jayforce and Mururoa veterans. Nuclear radiation is a risk that New Zealand service people have been exposed to on...

Family pensions payment rates

Weekly payment Pensions paid to family members are calculated as a weekly financial support and paid: every two weeks within NZ, or every four weeks outside of NZ. There are pensions for surviving...

Submissions to select committee open

The Veterans’ Support Amendment Bill No. 2, which would amend the Veterans’ Support Act 2014, had its First Reading on 28 May. The bill addresses a number of the recommendations of the 2018 report...

Change to the list of Statements of Principles and accepted late-onset conditions, October 2024

The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury, illness, or death is service-related. On 31 October 2024, 22 replacement Statements of Principles and four new Statements of...

34 memorial plaques unveiled at Mount View Cemetery

Barry Rankin, a Marton resident and life member of the RSA, made it his mission to discover the final resting places of New Zealand servicemen who died while at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital. Barry...