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• Update on 2018 funding applications for Vietnam veteran research

  On 16 August 2018 the Veterans’ Health Advisory Panel (the Panel) sought applications from New Zealand-based researchers interested in undertaking research projects or a programme relating to the inte…

• Determine if someone qualifies for burial in a services cemetery

  Councils are responsible for determining if a veteran — or their spouse or partner — qualifies for burial in a services cemetery. There are two steps to determine eligibility: Get a statement of s…

• 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 sit…

• Medals

  Apply for your own medals If you're currently a member of the NZ Defence Force You're not required to apply for medals you have re…

• Viet Nam veteran ex gratia update for March — Information for spouses

  Ex gratia payments to surviving spouses where the veteran partner died on or prior to 1 November 2018 and had a diagnosis of MGUS or hypertension On 30 November 2021, it was announced that two new …

• Kāhui St David's: A Place of Gathering for Music and Remembrance

  "At Kāhui St David’s, everyone is welcome. Whatever religion, non-religion, cultural background, ethnicity and however you identify, please feel at home here” — Paul Baragwanath, Director of Kāhui St …

• Surviving Spouse or Partner Pension

  Who can get this You may be able to get a Surviving Spouse or Partner Pension if your spouse or partner has passed away. One of the the…

• 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…

• Commemorative Travel Contribution

  Who can get this You may be able to get this if: you have Qualifying Operational Service, and you have not already used your full Commemorative Travel Contribution allocation. The c…

• Applications open for 2019-20 research funding

  The Veterans' Health Advisory Panel (the Panel) is seeking applications from New Zealand-based researchers (individuals or teams) interested in undertaking research projects which improve the mental, …