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Veterans' Entitlement Appeal Board members

Vicki Campbell (Chairperson) Employment Law specialist with 30 years of experience. Practising Barrister. Dr Tristram Ingham Research Associate Professor, University of Otago, Wellington. Dr...

Code of Claimant's Rights

Your rights The spirit of the Code is a positive partnership — working together with trust, respect, and understanding. You have the right to: dignity and respect fair treatment and consideration of...

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...

Commemorative Project Contribution Form

1 2 3 4 You must enable JavaScript to submit this form Is the project based in New Zealand? Yes No Participation in a New Zealand Invictus Games team is considered to be based in New Zealand. Do not...

Disablement Pension payment rates

Weekly payment A Disablement Pension paid from the day we got your completed application. It is calculated as a weekly financial support and paid: every two weeks within NZ, or every four weeks...

Recommendations from the Paterson Report

Update on recommendations as of April 2021. More focus on the needs of veterans Recommendation Status 1. The Act is amended so Veterans’ Affairs has more flexibility to meet individual and...

Child Care payment rates

Weekly payment Child Care is calculated as a weekly financial support and paid: every two weeks within NZ, or every four weeks outside of NZ. All payment rates are before tax. Payment rates are in...

34 memorial plaques unveiled at Mount View Cemetery

Barry Rankin, a Marton resident and life member of the RSA, made it his mission to discover the final resting places of New Zealand servicemen who died while at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital. Barry...

Change to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure for veteran support entitlements

From 1 April 2022 the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure that is used to adjust the annual rate changes will change from CPI (All Groups less cigarettes and other tobacco products) to CPI (All...

More benefits available for veterans through Force 4 Families

Do you have investments and are concerned at the low returns you are currently receiving from the banks? Then have a look at the NZDF FlexiSaver Scheme. This is a managed fund with a range of...