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Veterans' Affairs spends $650,000 on funerals and cemetery work
We have installed nearly 700 new headstones and plaques for veterans in New Zealand this year and spent more than $650,000 overall on funerals, memorials, and maintenance work in cemeteries. We have …
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Burial in a Services Cemetery
Eligibility to be buried in a Services Cemetery needs to be approved by your local authority. Who can get this You may be able to be buried in a Services Cemetery if you: have Operational Se…
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Collaboration between NZ Remembrance Army and Veterans' Affairs
Veterans’ Affairs and the Remembrance Army meet regularly to discuss the maintenance of service graves, to support each other on projects and to explore further opportunities for joint projects. Vet…
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Commonwealth and allied country plaque and headstone funding
Background As of 1 July 2016, we ceased our previous practice of funding plaques and headstones for Commonwealth and Allied veterans. Thi…
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VAB Report: Recognition of service people through burial and memorialisation
This report sets out the principles that the Veterans' Advisory Board (Board) considers should underpin the recognition of service in New Zealand through the burial and memorialisation of service peop…
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Our work
We work alongside other government agencies and veterans’ groups to: support those with Qualifying Service — as well as their family and whānau celebrate their courage, comradeship, and commitmen…
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Plaque and Headstone Funding
Who can get this You may be able to get this if you: have Qualifying Service under the Veterans' Support Act 2014, or your spouse or…
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Repatriation begins
Three New Zealand military personnel repatriated from Fiji and American Samoa were returned to their families at a ramp ceremony at Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Ohakea in May. An RNZ…
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Determined effort identifies Lake Alice hospital veterans' graves
Plans are underway for a ceremony in the Rangitikei town of Marton 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 Ali…
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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…