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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...

• 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...

• Last man out of Freetown: Lieutenant Colonel John Dyer’s experiences in Sierra Leone

  Lieutenant Colonel (retired) John Dyer, NZGD, was born in Gisborne and joined the New Zealand Army in 1981. He trained as an officer and served for 20 years. Together with training deployments to...

• Countering foreign interference and espionage

  On 27 November 2025, the Crimes (Countering Foreign Interference) Amendment Act 2025 was passed to strengthen New Zealand’s ability to respond to foreign interference and espionage. To counter...

• Giving back to his Army — Sergeant Derek Kupe

  Giving back to his Army — Sergeant Derek Kupe Sergeant Derek Kupe (Te Ati Awa, Ngāruahine O Te Rangi) first joined the New Zealand Army in 1984 aged 17. He left the Army in 1995, returned in 1997,...

• Privacy statement

  This privacy statement explains how we manage your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020. Who is Veterans’ Affairs? We are a unit of the New Zealand Defence Force established...

• VAB Report — Better recognition of service people (serving and former) and their whānau

  The Minister for Veterans asked the Veterans’ Advisory Board (VAB) to provide her with advice on how New Zealand may better recognise military veterans who have served New Zealand through:...

• Reports and findings from Mission: Feedback

  The Minister for Veterans has asked the Veterans' Advisory Board to consult with New Zealanders to see how they felt about a Kawenata; an agreement between service personnel and their whānau, the...

• How to make a claim for a condition not explained by a Statement of Principle (section 15)

  View this page as a two-page PDF [PDF, 280 KB] The Statement of Principles reflect the current and most up-to-date scientific consensus about the causes of a service-related health condition. We...

• 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...