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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...

Online event offers presentations and Q&A — Kōrero with Veterans 2021

We’re excited to announce our very first 'Kōrero with veterans' 2021 — a new way to connect with you. We’re inviting you to meet with us, and other veteran support organisations online via Zoom. You...

Helping veterans get the most from a GP consultation

In September, a Veterans’ Affairs poster will go up in many GP offices around New Zealand. The poster aims to remind veterans to tell their GP that they have served. We would like the relationship...

Flight Engineers mark the retirement of their Brevet

On Saturday 29 March, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Flight Engineers gathered at Air Force Museum of New Zealand to mark the official retirement of the Flight Engineer's Brevet — a significant...

From the Head of Veterans' Affairs—Summer 2018

Tēnā koutou katoa All of us at Veterans’ Affairs were devastated by the unprecedented Christchurch terror attack that occurred on Friday 15 March. We have all felt raw emotions of grief and love for...

Changes to the list of Statements of Principles, September 2017

On 1 September 2017 changes will be made to the list of Australian Statements of Principles that apply in New Zealand. The Statements of Principle are a tool to determine if an injury, illness or...

WAI2500 | An interview with Lieutenant Colonel Martin Dransfield, ONZM

The Waitangi Tribunal Wai 2500 Military Veterans Kaupapa Inquiry was initiated in September 2014. Kaupapa inquiries deal with nationally significant issues affecting Māori as a whole. This kauapa...

Changing of the guard at the RSA

The RNZRSA has farewelled its National President BJ Clark QSM at their National Council held in Auckland in October. Former National President of the RNZRSA BJ has held the role of National President...

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...

Rongoā Māori (traditional Māori healing)

Who can get this Veterans may receive funding for Rongoā Māori services if they are eligible for social rehabilitation. i.e. if it’s required as a direct consequence of the injury or illness for...