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Literature review on the health impacts of exposure to ionising radiation

For veterans and their families of J-Force, Operation Grapple, and Mururoa. In April 2021 the Minister for Veterans asked the Veterans’ Health Advisory Panel to review the most up-to-date information...

You're invited to a re-dedication of the 34 veteran graves at Lake Alice Hospital

A ceremony will be held next month to bless a number of previously unmarked graves of First and Second World War veterans who died while in the care of the old Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the...

Change to the list of Statements of Principles and accepted late-onset conditions, September 2022

Statements of Principles The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury, illness or death is service-related. The Veterans' Support Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2022 brought...

Lives lost during pandemic more than 100 years ago honoured by NZDF

When members of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles returned to Gallipoli in 1918 to recover and bury their dead, they faced a new enemy in the form of influenza. More than 104 years on and in the shadow...

Determined effort identifies Lake Alice hospital veterans' graves

Plans are underway for a ceremony in the Rangitikei town of Marton to bless a number of previously unmarked graves of First and Second World War veterans who died while in the care of the old Lake...

Living in Australia

Check if you are eligible for support The easiest way to check if you or your family and whānau are eligible is to use our "Check your eligibility" tool. It only takes a few minutes. Check your...

Minister's end of year message

Chris Penk | Minister for Veterans As we approach Christmas and the summer break, many of us will be taking time to rest, to reconnect with family, and to look back on the year that has been. For our...

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,...

Return to the Mekong River

Former LT Dean Whaanga served with the Royal New Zealand Navy. He was deployed to Cambodia from June 1992 to March 1993 as part of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC). His...

Supporting Air Force veterans and their families

The Missing Wingman Trust exists to remember those we've lost and support Air Force families. Chair of the Trust, Ron Thacker, served as a commissioned officer in the Royal New Zealand Air...