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• Update on the deployment review

  Today 11 declarations of Qualifying Operational Service have been announced. The declarations cover deployments with new or extended coverage, deployments with multiple declarations that have now...

• Survivors’ Reunion held at Motuihe Island

  More than 100 “Survivors of the Rock” reunited on Motuihe Island in February and once again, the matelots climbed the island’s notorious hill to what was the site of HMNZS TAMAKI for 22 years....

• Veteran's Pin and Certificate of Appreciation

  Applications are open, but the process has changed The way you will apply depends on: if you have a case manager if you have Qualifying Operational Service or a New Zealand Operational Service Medal...

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

  The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury, illness or death is service-related.   On 27 June 2024, 20 replacement Statements of Principles and 16 new Statements of...

• Christchurch event connects veterans and whānau

  After a break of 16 months, our first face-to-face forum for veterans and whānau was held at the Air Force Museum in Christchurch in late October. More than 300 veterans and whānau came to the event...

• 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...

• Schedule of fees for support and maintenance

  Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand (VA) has set this schedule of fees to be effective from 11 September 2023 . This schedule is intended to ensure that veterans get the best results from their hearing...

• How history shapes us: commemorating the Korean War anniversary

  The following article was written by Kirsty Anderson, who was invited by Veterans' Affairs to attend and write her reflections of the commemoration....

• 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...

• Minister announces boost for services to veterans and their families

  Minister for Veterans Ron Mark has today announced additional funding to support the wellbeing of New Zealand’s veterans and their families. The funding will go towards health and wellbeing...