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Veterans' Health Advisory Panel members

The Panel is made up of a maximum of nine members. The legislation requires that one is an ex officio medical practitioner nominated by Chief of New Zealand Defence Force, one is an ex officio...

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

Statements of Principles The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury, illness or death is service-related. On Thursday 12 January, 24 replacement Statements of...

Recommendations from the Paterson Report

Update on recommendations as of April 2021. More focus on the needs of veterans Recommendation Status 1. The Act is amended so Veterans’ Affairs has more flexibility to meet individual and...

Change to the list of Statements of Principles, August 2022

4 minor amendment Statements of Principles came into force on 19 August 2022. These Statements of Principles cover: Guillain-Barre syndrome osteoarthritis. More information The Statements of...

Change to the list of Statements of Principles, December 2023

One minor amendment Statement of Principles came into force on 19 December 2023. The amendments apply to the Balance of Probabilities version of the Statements of Principles for: Parkinson’s disease...

Never give up hope: COL Richard P. Gray OBE (Mil)

COL Richard P. Gray OBE (Mil) is a determined man, one who served New Zealand with distinction for almost 30 years. However, he needed all his determination and that of his wife to come back from a...

Highest crowd numbers at Gallipoli since centenary

The passage of time has not deterred thousands from returning to Anzac Day services in Gallipoli, Türkiye, with the highest crowd numbers seen since the 2015 centenary of the doomed World War I...

Saving her team and their families — Dr Ellen Nelson

Dr Ellen Nelson and her team spent 10 months to get her former Afghan team members and their families out of Afghanistan after the country had fallen. Ellen joined the New Zealand Army in 2003 as an...

Change to the list of Statements of Principles, May 2023

Statements of Principles The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury, illness or death is service-related. On 11 May 2023, 22 replacement Statements of...

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...