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Public Advisory: Potential historic radiation exposure at McMurdo Station

Updated: 22 May 2025 As a part of Operation Deep Freeze, the U.S. Navy maintained a small nuclear power plant at the McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from 1962 to 1979. McMurdo Station and the site...

Last man out of Freetown: Lieutenant Colonel John Dyer’s experiences in Sierra Leone

Lieutenant Colonel (retired) John Dyer, NZGD, was born in Gisborne and joined the New Zealand Army in 1981. He trained as an officer and served for 20 years. Together with training deployments to...

Planning Ahead: Funeral Support for Veterans and Their Families

Planning for the end of life isn’t something most people are keen to think about. But for many veterans and their families, having a plan in place can make a hard time a little easier. Knowing that...

The New Zealand Liberation Museum opens in France

On 11 October 2023, in Le Quesnoy, a small town in northern France, the New Zealand Liberation Museum — Te Arawhata, was opened by the Rt Hon. Sir Jerry Mateparae and Marie-Sophie Lesne, the Mayor of...

Having trouble hearing? Get it checked

My stubbornness had gotten in the way. It wasn’t until a colleague told me she had been talking to me and that I had not heard her that I knew I needed to address my hearing. I had not been...

Taskforce Kiwi have been busy at home and all over the world

The following article was written by Richard Adams, National Director of Taskforce Kiwi: While we continued our Cyclone Gabrielle relief work in Hawke’s Bay, we still managed (in June 2023) to send...

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...

Making health and wellbeing a priority

Sean Simpson, New Zealand Army - Infantry (6 years) Since leaving NZDF, I’ve had to work on my health and wellbeing. Veterans’ Affairs has supported me for a number of years, and helping me stay...

A digital space to share memories, celebrate lives and acknowledge loss

Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Online Cenotaph turns 25 The Online Cenotaph is a resource of more than 255,000 records spanning 40 conflicts. The public can contribute their own...

Afghanistan: Looking after your wellbeing

This article was originally published as a segment in VA News. Read the full edition of VA News Summer 2021 (external link) New Zealand Defence Force personnel withdrew from Afghanistan earlier...