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Change to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure for veteran support entitlements

From 1 April 2022 the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure that is used to adjust the annual rate changes will change from CPI (All Groups less cigarettes and other tobacco products) to CPI (All...

Operation Wrapped in Remembrance

Dellwyn Moylan, of Ashburton, knitted a scarf for a friend in the NZ Army and then she wondered if it could take on a larger meaning. Dellwyn had been thinking about the significant military events...

New rates from 1 April 2020

From 1 April 2020 new rates come into effect for: Battery Allowance Children's Bursary Children's Pension Dependant's Pension Disablement Pension Funeral Expenses Grandparented War Pensions and...

Change to the list of Statements of Principles, November 2022

Two minor amendment Statements of Principles came into force on 21 November 2022. These Statements of Principles cover: gingivitis More information The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a...

Veterans' Affairs spends $650,000 on funerals and cemetery work

We have installed nearly 700 new headstones and plaques for veterans in New Zealand this year and spent more than $650,000 overall on funerals, memorials, and maintenance work in cemeteries. We have...

Increases to Veteran's Pension abatement thresholds

From 1 April 2020, you'll be able to earn more before your Veteran's Pension reduces. This is sometimes called the abatement threshold. To find out more, including the new threhold, visit the...

Child Care payment rates

Weekly payment Child Care is calculated as a weekly financial support and paid: every two weeks within NZ, or every four weeks outside of NZ. All payment rates are before tax. Payment rates are in...

ACC Earners’ Levy and Student Loan Threshold Changes

ACC Earners’ Levy is increasing The ACC Earners’ Levy is the employee’s contribution to ACC. It will increase from $1.53 per $100 (1.53%) to $1.60 per $100 (1.60%) on 1 April 2024. This levy is...

A digital space to share memories, celebrate lives and acknowledge loss

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Online Cenotaph turns 25 The Online Cenotaph is a resource of more than 255,000 records spanning 40 conflicts. The public can contribute their own...

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...