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  • Get support
    The support you may be able to get depends on your circumstances.
    Currently serving
    While serving, the NZDF will take care of your health and wellbeing issues. If you have qualifying service, we may be able to provide you with home help. Register now with Veterans’ Affairs, and when you need some support, we’ll be ready to help you.
    Ex-serving
    We can provide you with health, rehabilitation and financial support if you have a condition related to your service. We can also provide home help assistance and financial support for you to commemorate your service.
    Family and whānau
    How we can support you, your family and whānau.
    Non-military personnel
    Non-military personnel can have Qualifying Operational Service in certain circumstances.
    Entitlements, services, and support
    Eligibility for these entitlements, services, and support will depend on your own circumstances.
  • Remembrance
    We're proud to honour the service of the veteran community.
    Services Cemeteries and plaques and headstones
    We help look after Services Cemeteries. We're also able to contribute towards plaques and headstones.
    Commemorative funding
    There are two types of financial contributions available from the Commemorative Fund.
    Medals and service records
    The NZ Defence Force's Personnel Archives and Medals team ​administer medals and hold most New Zealand military service records.
    ​When someone dies
    We may be able to provide support when someone who had Qualifying Service dies.
    Your family's military history
    Learning more about your family's military history is a great way to honour their service.
    Certificate of Appreciation and Veterans' Pins
    The Certificate of Appreciation and Veteran's Pin recognise operational service.
    NZ Post Stamps
    This series of stamps explores the stories of 6 veterans deployed after 1995. You can purchase the stamps on the NZ Post website.
  • Eligibility
    To be eligible to receive support from us, you — or certain family members — need to have Qualifying Service.
    Check your eligibility
    Check the support, services, or entitlements you may be able to get from us.
    Qualifying Service
    To get support from us you — or certain family members — need to have Qualifying Service.
    Living outside NZ
    You can still get support from us even if you live outside NZ.
    Eligibility criteria for family and dependants
    You may be able to get support if you're the spouse, partner, child or dependant of someone with Qualifying Service.
    Veterans of foreign militaries
    Veterans' Affairs New Zealand was established to support New Zealand veterans.
  • For clients
    We put veterans and our clients at the heart of everything we do.
    If you have a question at any stage, please contact us — we're here to help.
    How we'll work with you
    We'll work with you to help you get the best support available.
    Your treatment card
    Your treatment card helps you get no-cost treatment and medication for your approved conditions.
    Your rights and responsibilities
    ​We want to make sure you have the best possible experience when you deal with us.
    Payments
    Information on payment rates and dates.
    How we make decisions
    We use a number of tools and processes to make decisions. This helps ensure each decision we make is fair and treats our clients consistently.​
    Living outside NZ
    You can still get support from us even if you live outside NZ.
    Other benefits
    You may be able to access a range of discounts and benefits. Not only that, your family may get access too.
    Information about claims
    Information on processing times, how to make a claim, and what happens next.
    Te reo Māori
    Read some of our key pages in te reo Māori.
  • For providers
    Information for providers of services to Veterans' Affairs and our clients.
    Treatment cards and letters
    To help you identify our clients, we issue treatment cards and letters.
    Invoicing us
    How to invoice us to ensure we pay you quickly and correctly.
    Treating our clients
    Information for healthcare professionals providing treatment to our clients.
    Councils and local authorities
    Guidance for councils and local authorities relating to services cemeteries and memorials
    Forms
    Forms for our clients, family and whānau, and our providers.
    Audiologists
    Schedules of fees, invoicing and application instructions, and information for treating hearing needs.
    How military service affects the health of veterans
    Veterans can experience physical and mental health conditions disproportionately compared to the general public. Different NZDF 'operations' may be linked to higher rates of specific conditions. Understanding a veteran's service can help you to understand their health.
    Transition Health Check
    A post-release health assessment for veterans.
    We will be using ProCare to reimburse treatment costs in 2026
    We will be changing the provider for claiming and reimbursing medical and pharmacy costs associated with a veteran’s service-related condition.

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  • Invoicing us

    How to invoice us If you're an audiologist Follow the specific instructions for audiologist invoices.  Invoice instructions for audiologists If you're a doctor or pharmacy in NZ Green Cross...

  • Willie Apiata appointed Special Representative to NZDF

    New Zealand’s only living recipient of the Victoria Cross, Willie Apiata, has been appointed a Special Representative to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and promoted to Honorary Warrant Officer...

  • Postponement of veterans' forum in Christchurch

    Many of you will be aware that we have been working on our next veterans’ face-to-face forum, which we hoped to bring to Christchurch on 14 February 2022. Your safety and that of your whānau and...

  • Gerard Wood | From military nurse to veteran advocate

    Veterans who have been to our forums and expos will probably have met Gerard Wood (Ret Lt Col) in the Veterans' Affairs team — a larger-than-life character brimming with good humour, lots of...

  • Family wellbeing

    Keeping families and whānau healthy It's important to know the signs of trouble, as well as proactive ways to build a strong family. Helping your family and whānau means you can all cope with...

  • Veterans Support Amendment Bill No 2 passes third reading

    The Veterans’ Support Amendment Bill No 2 passed its third reading in the House on 30 July 2020. The Bill amends the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 and addresses a number of recommendations included in...

  • Processing times for claims

    Last updated: 4 February 2026 The average number of days it takes to process a claim at 30 June 2025 Types of claims 1 January to 30 June 2023 1 July to 31 December 2023 1 January to 30 June 2024 1...

  • Support for families of Jayforce, Grapple, and Mururoa Veterans

    These support options are in addition to what's provided to the families of those with Qualifying Service. Who can get this You may be able to get support if you’re related to a veteran of: Jayforce...

  • Travel for Treatment and Rehabilitation

    Who can get this We may be able to support you with your travel costs if your travel is for: treatment of an accepted condition rehabilitation of an accepted condition an assessment we asked you to...

  • NZDF delivers service records within 24 hours of death

    When serving or ex-serving personnel pass, it is common for whānau to request a statement of their service to include as part of their funeral service. A Statement of Service (SoS) includes: details...