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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...
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Air Force veteran and New Zealand’s oldest person passes away
It is with sadness that we learnt of the passing of Ron Hermanns earlier this week — a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) veteran of the Second World War and New Zealand's oldest person. Mr Hermanns...
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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...
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News and events
Latest news See all Behind the scenes: "Finding Our Way Back To Ourselves" 17 December 2025 VA Magazine Story We'll be closed from 19 December to 5 January 2026 15 December 2025...
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Restrictions on what you can email us
Sometimes this means that the system automatically blocks an email you send us. Reasons we might not have gotten your email An email might get blocked if: the attached files are over 15MB in size the...
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The story of the caskets for the Unknown Warrior
In November 2004, the remains of New Zealand’s Unknown Warrior were returned to the care of New Zealand from Caterpillar Valley near Longueval in France—the site of the Battle of the Somme. The...
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New Zealand veterans living in Australia dealing with Centrelink
As a result of continued advocacy by Wayne Lindsay OAM, on behalf of New Zealand veterans living in Australia, Veterans’ Affairs has acknowledged the difficulties some veterans face in their dealings...
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Bill Russell: From stamps to signaller and back again
From beginning his career with NZ Post to initiating a veteran stamp series, and from installing a radio system for the NZ Army and then joining up, Bill Russell’s life is one of crossing paths of...
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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....
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Change to the list of Statements of Principles and accepted late-onset conditions, August 2023
The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury, illness or death is service-related. On 24 August 2023, 46 replacement Statements of Principles, six new Statements of...