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• 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 eve…

• Applications open for 2025 Invictus Games

  Following the success of the 2023 Invictus Games, applications are now being called for from current and former NZDF uniformed personnel for the 2025 Games. Applications close 19 January 2024. Abo…

• Veterans' Health Advisory Panel

  This panel is a statutory body established by section 254 of the Veterans' Support Act 2014. View the Veterans' Support Act 2014 (external link) The Panel: provides advice, comments, and gu…

• Change to the list of Statements of Principles and accepted late-onset conditions, January 2023

  Statements of Principles The Statements of Principles (SOPs) are a tool to determine if an injury, illness or death is service-related. On Thursday 12 January, 24 replacement Statements of…

• Online event for New Zealand veterans in Australia 2023

  This online event will inform you of the support available — specifically for New Zealand veterans living in Australia. We will also answer questions from attendees. At the event you will hear from: …

• A year in review: SSAANZ 2022

  This year was the biggest year for the Soldiers Sailors and Airmens Association of New Zealand in terms of the events that they put on and how many veterans participated. By the end of 2022, they w…

• Long-standing RSA member reflects on 102 years

  Douglas Reid is a long-standing member of the Avondale RSA and visits it every week.  Recently, Avondale RSA, along with the Ranfurly Veterans Hospital, arranged a small private morning tea to …

• Veterans’ Affairs signs Memorandum of Understanding with the RNZRSA

  For many years, Veterans’ Affairs and the RNZRSA have worked closely together, united by a shared aim of ensuring that New Zealand’s veterans are recognised, honoured, and supported. Our roles are…

• More entitlements and support for children of Jayforce and Mururoa veterans

  Veterans’ Affairs has moved to ensure access to more support for the children of Jayforce and Mururoa veterans. Nuclear radiation is a risk that New Zealand service people have been exposed to on th…

• 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 …