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• Expressions of interest for Timor Leste commemoration

  We are seeking Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from New Zealand veterans who served in East Timor (now Timor Leste) as part of INTERFET, or with the United Nations, who may wish to attend a national co…

• National commemoration of service in Timor-Leste

  On Saturday 21 September, the national commemoration will be held at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, followed by an invitation-only reception at Parliament.  2024 marks 25 years since New …

• Armistice Day Commemoration 2024

  On 11 November at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, reflect on the service and sacrifice of New Zealanders who served in the First World War, subsequent wars and peacekeeping operations.  Ple…

• CANCELLED: National Commemoration Marking the 75th Anniversary of End of the Second World War

  The National Commemoration to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War has been cancelled. Due to the re-emergence of COVID-19 in the community, the commemoration planned for Satu…

• Calling all Second World War veterans

  Did you, or someone you know, serve in the Second World War? We are accepting expressions of interest from New Zealand Second World War veterans to attend the National Commemoration Marking the 75th …

• Commemorative Fund supports Vietnam Veterans’ Day

  The idea of commemorating the Battle of Long Tan in South Vietnam began over a few beers. Shortly after those beers Chris Gunn (a veteran of Whiskey 1 Company) and a small committee began to organi…

• 75th anniversary of the Normandy Landings

  Thursday 6 June 2019, marks the 75th anniversary of the Normandy Landings — also known as D-Day. New Zealand’s National Commemoration will be occur inside the Hall of Memories at Pukeahu National War…

• Operation Radian Remembered

  The 25th anniversary of the first deployment of Kiwi Company on Op Radian, a joint task force under the UN to Bosnia, is to be held in September. Op Radian was the first major company deployment sinc…

• Commemoration: Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Sir Harawira Tiri Gardiner KNZM

  Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Sir Harawira Tiri Gardiner, KNZM passed away on 17 March 2022. He was a soldier and a veteran, and he made significant contributions to public life in New Zealand. Sir Wira…

• Commemoration of 50 years since HMNZS OTAGO sails to protest French nuclear tests

  It was recently the 50th anniversary of New Zealand’s protests against nuclear testing in the Pacific. The Mururoa Nuclear Veterans Group Inc. hosted a commemoration of 50 years since the Mururo…