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• From the Head of Veterans' Affairs—Summer 2018

  Tēnā koutou katoa Christmas is always a time when we celebrate the present, show kindness to others and reflect on the year that has been. It’s been a busy year with many activities occurring both wi…

• Review of deployments

  Veterans' Affairs is looking at ways to make sure that all service personnel who have been at significant risk of harm when deployed, are eligible for its support.  Legislation requires the Chie…

• Veterans’ Staff Network established at Ara Poutama Aotearoa

  Ex-military and reservist staff working for Ara Poutama Aotearoa share a bond that will remain for life, which is the intention behind their new Veterans’ Staff Network. Case Management and Probation…

• Presentations at the Post-Service Employment and Wellbeing Expo 2020

  Air New Zealand Speaker to be confirmed Hear about Air New Zealand's ex-services community and career opportunities throughout New Zealand. AUT Sport and Recreation Dr Richard Wright, Senior Le…

• 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…

• 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…

• Lives lost during pandemic more than 100 years ago honoured by NZDF

  When members of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles returned to Gallipoli in 1918 to recover and bury their dead, they faced a new enemy in the form of influenza. More than 104 years on and in the shadow…

• 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…

• 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 …

• Te Arataki: Social Wellbeing Agency analysis of our veteran population

  The Social Wellbeing Agency carried out an analysis of the veteran population using data from the Statistics New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure. Their work has come about from their involvem…