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• Veterans' Affairs summary report from 2023–2024

  This page explains how we are meeting our goals of supporting eligible veterans with service-related health conditions, building partnerships to support the veteran community, and honouring veterans’ …

• From Head of Veterans' Affairs—Annual Medical Assessment for Viet Nam veterans

  In recognition of the fact that Viet Nam veterans were exposed to a toxic environment during their service in Viet Nam, the Government made the decision to introduce a free yearly medical assessment f…

• Seeking applications for the C Company representative on the Ngarimu 28th (Māori) Battalion Scholarship Fund Board

  On behalf of the Board Chair, Hon Kelvin Davis, Associate Minister of Education, the Ministry of Education are seeking expressions of interest from people qualified for appointment to this Board. Due …

• Art in Recovery Workshop helps service personnel and families

  It’s hoped the recent New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Art in Recovery Workshop will be the first of many. Veterans’ Affairs and the RSA sponsored the free, two-day event in Christchurch, which was…

• Emergency information for staff

  Staff should not come into the office unless instructed (Orange) You should remain working from home unless your manager has said otherwise. Stay at home if you have an…

• 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 …

• 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 week…

• Changing of the guard at the RSA

  The RNZRSA has farewelled its National President BJ Clark QSM at their National Council held in Auckland in October. Former National President of the RNZRSA BJ has held the role of National Presid…

• You're invited to a re-dedication of the 34 veteran graves at Lake Alice Hospital

  A ceremony will be held next month to bless a number of previously unmarked graves of First and Second World War veterans who died while in the care of the old Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the R…

• Looking after plaques and headstones

  Public cemeteries are maintained to a high standard by their local authority. This maintenance includes mowing lawns and ensuring general upkeep. People often want to commemorate their loved ones by …