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Update: The next ex gratia payment date for eligible veterans is 1 November 2022
On 30 November 2021, it was announced that two new conditions have been added to the list of Prescribed Conditions eligible for an ex gratia payment under the 2006 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). …
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Budget 2024: Additional capacity and Discretionary VIP Services
This year’s Budget includes some additional funding for Veterans’ Affairs — an extra $4 million over four years. A large part of the extra $1 million available this year will be used to help speed up …
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Te Kiwi Māia Wellness Weeks
Te Kiwi Māia began running Wellness Weeks in 2024 with the aim of providing a safe healing space for NZDF people and first responders to recover from stress and burnout. These six-day program…
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A digital space to share memories, celebrate lives and acknowledge loss
Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Online Cenotaph turns 25 The Online Cenotaph is a resource of more than 255,000 records spanning 40 conflicts. The public can contribute their own …
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Giving back to his Army — Sergeant Derek Kupe
Giving back to his Army — Sergeant Derek Kupe Sergeant Derek Kupe (Te Ati Awa, Ngāruahine O Te Rangi) first joined the New Zealand Army in 1984 aged 17. He left the Army in 1995, returned in 1997, an…
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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’ …
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More benefits available for veterans through Force 4 Families
Do you have investments and are concerned at the low returns you are currently receiving from the banks? Then have a look at the NZDF FlexiSaver Scheme. This is a managed fund with a range of inves…
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Chat with Pat—Spring 2018
Pat Povey is a familiar face—or voice—to many veterans and their whānau. VA News sat down with Pat in our new regular series 'Chat with Pat'. VA News : Thanks for sitting down with us again Pa…
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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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Decade of service to Gallipoli commemorations recognised
Lower Hutt woman Elaine Myers-Davies has been recognised by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) for more than a decade of tireless work planning the annual Anzac Day commemorations in Gallipoli. Lowe…