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• Vietnam Veterans’ Association’s MOU with the Crown remains a living document

  It’s almost 18 years since representatives of Vietnam veterans signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Crown. This MOU summarised all the actions that New Zealand undertook to do to recognise th…

• Taskforce Kiwi have been busy at home and all over the world

  The following article was written by Richard Adams, National Director of Taskforce Kiwi: While we continued our Cyclone Gabrielle relief work in Hawke’s Bay, we still managed (in June 2023) to sen…

• Gerard Wood | From military nurse to veteran advocate

  Veterans who have been to our forums and expos will probably have met Gerard Wood (Ret Lt Col) in the Veterans' Affairs team — a larger-than-life character brimming with good humour, lots of knowledge…

• Processing times for claims

  Last updated: 24 February 2025 In the last six months, we have processed more claims than those that have come in. This has enabled us to progress the oldest claims. This is reflected in some of…

• 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…

• New Zealand veterans living in Australia dealing with Centrelink

  As a result of continued advocacy by Wayne Lindsay OAM, on behalf of New Zealand veterans living in Australia, Veterans’ Affairs has acknowledged the difficulties some veterans face in their dealings …

• Dave Samuels: What veterans could bring to the public service

  Te Puni Kōkiri and Ngā Ara Whakatupuranga | New Frontiers It’s very difficult to find fault with Dave Samuels’ logic. “You only need to read the news to see that the Public Service is strugglin…

• Reflections from Gallipoli — Hon. Meka Whaitiri

  "I was honoured to represent New Zealand at the Anzac Day commemorative events in Gallipoli. They had been cancelled for the past two years because of COVID-19, so it was very special to pick up the t…

• From the Minister for Veterans—Summer 2018

  Hon Ron Mark, Minister for Veterans With Christmas almost upon us, I’d like to extend my best wishes to you, our veterans, and your families. It’s been another busy year, so it’s important we now …

• Video transcript of the Minister for Veterans talking about Mission: Feedback.

  Tēnā koutou katoa. Today the Veterans' Advisory Board will be launching a survey to find out if New Zealanders think we should do more for the military personnel who serve our cou…