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• Invitation to 75th anniversary of the 16th Field Regiment | Korea

  Thursday, 4 December 2025, 10:45am to 2:30pm Linton Military Camp Palmerston North On Thursday 4 December 2025, Korean War veterans are invited to celebrate the formation of the 16th Field Regimen…

• The story of the caskets for the Unknown Warrior

  In November 2004, the remains of New Zealand’s Unknown Warrior were returned to the care of New Zealand from Caterpillar Valley near Longueval in France—the site of the Battle of the Somme. The remai…

• WAI2500 | An interview with Lieutenant Colonel Martin Dransfield, ONZM

  The Waitangi Tribunal Wai 2500 Military Veterans Kaupapa Inquiry was initiated in September 2014. Kaupapa inquiries deal with nationally significant issues affecting Māori as a whole. This kauapa …

• Personal Profile: Danny Nelson — Support Services Manager — RNZRSA

  This article was originally published as a segment in VA News.  Read the full edition of VA News Summer 2021 (external link) It wasn’t an auspicious start to my military career. It began when I…

• Thinking about leaving?

  There are a number of reasons you may want to leave the New Zealand Defence Force. You should think about these reasons to make sure it's the best decision for you.   …

• Deployment review

  The deployment review is closed The review of deployments has ended and we are no longer accepting submissions.  Thanks to everyone who made a submission. Correcti…

• The deployment review is almost complete — here's the summary

  Correction made on 13 February 2025:  In the List of all the deployments reviewed , Operation CORACLE's country was corrected to 'Bougainville', and its status was corrected to 'Did not meet the…

• Art in Recovery wants to see your art

  The New Zealand Army is calling for registrations to their Art in Recovery initiative and will have an exhibition of art works to recognise service personnel, their families/whānau and their journeys …

• How military service affects the health of veterans

  The following was written by Dr Mike O'Reilly to provide clinical information and context that can help GPs treat veterans effectively.  What is a veteran Since 1914, New Zealand has deployed a…

• A Kiwi veteran: Warrant Officer Class 2 Jamie ‘Taff’ Tawhara

  Warrant Officer Class 2 Jamie ‘Taff’ Tawhara (Ngāti Porou) has military service in his blood. Born in Christchurch and raised in and around Burnham and Linton Military Camps, both his parents served …