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  • Get support
    The support you may be able to get depends on your circumstances.
    Currently serving
    While serving, the NZDF will take care of your health and wellbeing issues. If you have qualifying service, we may be able to provide you with home help. Register now with Veterans’ Affairs, and when you need some support, we’ll be ready to help you.
    Ex-serving
    We can provide you with health, rehabilitation and financial support if you have a condition related to your service. We can also provide home help assistance and financial support for you to commemorate your service.
    Family and whānau
    How we can support you, your family and whānau.
    Non-military personnel
    Non-military personnel can have Qualifying Operational Service in certain circumstances.
    A-Z list of services and entitlements
    View all of the services and entitlements available to qualifying veterans and their family and whānau.
  • Remembrance
    We're proud to honour the service of the veteran community.
    Services Cemeteries and plaques and headstones
    We help look after Services Cemeteries. We're also able to contribute towards plaques and headstones.
    Commemorative funding
    There are two types of financial contributions available from the Commemorative Fund.
    Medals and service records
    The NZ Defence Force's Personnel Archives and Medals team ​administer medals and hold most New Zealand military service records.
    ​When someone dies
    We may be able to provide support when someone who had Qualifying Service dies.
    Your family's military history
    Learning more about your family's military history is a great way to honour their service.
    Certificate of Appreciation and Veterans' Pins
    The Certificate of Appreciation and Veteran's Pin recognise operational service.
    NZ Post Stamps
    This series of stamps explores the stories of 6 veterans deployed after 1995. You can purchase the stamps on the NZ Post website.
  • Eligibility
    To be eligible to receive support from us, you — or certain family members — need to have Qualifying Service.
    Check your eligibility
    Check the support, services, or entitlements you may be able to get from us.
    Qualifying Service
    To get support from us you — or certain family members — need to have Qualifying Service.
    Living outside NZ
    You can still get support from us even if you live outside NZ.
    Eligibility criteria for family and dependants
    You may be able to get support if you're the spouse, partner, child or dependant of someone with Qualifying Service.
    Veterans of foreign militaries
    Veterans' Affairs New Zealand was established to support New Zealand veterans.
  • For clients
    We put veterans and our clients at the heart of everything we do.
    If you have a question at any stage, please contact us — we're here to help.
    How we'll work with you
    We'll work with you to help you get the best support available.
    Your treatment card
    Your treatment card helps you get no-cost treatment and medication for your approved conditions.
    Veteran Card
    Your rights and responsibilities
    ​We want to make sure you have the best possible experience when you deal with us.
    Payments
    Information on payment rates and dates.
    How we make decisions
    We use a number of tools and processes to make decisions. This helps ensure each decision we make is fair and treats our clients consistently.​
    Living outside NZ
    You can still get support from us even if you live outside NZ.
    Other benefits
    You may be able to access a range of discounts and benefits. Not only that, your family may get access too.
    Information about claims
    Information on processing times, how to make a claim, and what happens next.
  • For providers
    Information for providers of services to Veterans' Affairs and our clients.
    Treatment cards and letters
    To help you identify our clients, we issue treatment cards and letters.
    Invoicing us
    How to invoice us to ensure we pay you quickly and correctly.
    Treating our clients
    Information for healthcare professionals providing treatment to our clients.
    Councils and local authorities
    Guidance for councils and local authorities relating to services cemeteries and memorials
    Forms
    Forms for our clients, family and whānau, and our providers.
    Audiologists
    Schedules of fees, invoicing and application instructions, and information for treating hearing needs.
    How military service affects the health of veterans
    Veterans can experience physical and mental health conditions disproportionately compared to the general public. Different NZDF 'operations' may be linked to higher rates of specific conditions. Understanding a veteran's service can help you to understand their health.
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Partner organisations

We work with other organisations that support and celebrate veterans and their family and whānau.

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Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association (RNZRSA) ACC Ministry of Social Development Department of Internal Affairs Ministry for Culture and Heritage No Duff Charitable Trust Veteran and service organisations

Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association (RNZRSA)

The RNZRSA honours and supports current and former service members. They provide financial and other support through their network throughout NZ.

Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association website(external link)(external link)

Details on funding we provide to the RNZRSA

Memorandum of Understanding between RNZRSA and Veterans' Affairs 2023 [PDF, 308 KB]

ACC

ACC helps get New Zealanders — and visitors to NZ — back to everyday life if they have had an accidental injury.

For veterans, this is especially relevant for those who served after 1 April 1974, when ACC was created. After this date, Veterans' Affairs are only able to cover injuries or illnesses which are related to Qualifying Operational Service.

Qualifying Operational Service explained

How we decide if a condition is related to service

ACC website(external link)(external link)

Ministry of Social Development

The Ministry of Social Development helps New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent. It does this by providing:

  • employment, income support and superannuation services
  • funding to community service providers
  • policy and advice to government
  • student allowances and loans
  • social housing assistance.

Of particular interest to the veteran community, the Ministry of Social Development administers the:

  • Veteran's Pension
  • SuperGold Card
  • Community Services Card.

Ministry of Social Development website(external link)(external link)

Department of Internal Affairs

The Department of Internal Affairs helps to arrange veteran attendance at NZ based commemorations of military significance.

Department of Internal Affairs website(external link)(external link)

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage researches NZ, provides rich online resources, produces books, advises government and looks after NZ's national treasures.

Of particular interest to the veteran community, it:

  • inspects Commonwealth War Graves Commission graves in NZ and arranges for their cleaning and repair when needed
  • cares for national monuments and memorials.

Information about the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in New Zealand(external link)(external link)

Ministry for Culture and Heritage website(external link)(external link)

No Duff Charitable Trust

No Duff is a volunteer organisation, who are committed to providing support to past and present members of the NZ Armed Forces.

No Duff Charitable Trust Facebook page(external link)(external link)

Details on funding we provide to No Duff

Veteran and service organisations

Other organisations also support veterans and lobby on their behalf. These include:

Details on funding we provide to veteran and service organisations

Our partners and the veteran sector

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Last Modified: 27 July 2022
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