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• 80th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War

  It began with Hitler's invasion of Poland in September 1939, and is generally considered to have ended on 15 August 1945 with the surrender of Japan. 2 September is also celebrated in the United...

• Decisions of the Board

  The Board can — on application by the appellant or the Board's own initiative — prohibit or restrict the publication of a decision or part of it, or the name or identifying details of any person....

• Sir Bom Gillies: The last surviving member of the 28 Maori Battalion

  Sir Robert Nairn Gillies KNZM, affectionately known as Bom Gillies, served with B Company, 28th (Maori) Battalion, during the Second World War. He is the last surviving member of the 28 Maori...

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

  The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury,  illness or death is service-related. On 9 May 2024, 22 replacement Statements of Principles and 6 new Statements of...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Change to the list of Statements of Principles and accepted late-onset conditions, August 2023

  The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury, illness or death is service-related. On 24 August 2023, 46 replacement Statements of Principles, six new Statements of...

• Holiday closures for VIP service providers

  Some of our VIP service providers will be taking a break or working with limited staff over the Christmas and New Year period. If you need to contact one of the providers over this time, please call...

• Greater Wellington Region Veterans' Support Forum

  We will be in Porirua on 27 May to meet with veterans and their whanāu from across the Greater Wellington Region.  The main veterans’ forum will take place on Wednesday 27 May at Te Rauparaha...