Veterans
Mental wellbeing in Aotearoa: a new snapshot
A new report-card into the wellbeing of New Zealanders finds a concerningly large minority of people and communities with persistently poor wellbeing. The report by the Mental Health and Wellbeing… Audio
Evan Osnos: 'Greed has always been part of America's formula'
When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Evan Osnos was living away from the United States for a decade, he often found himself making a case for his home country, despite the grave mistakes it had made… Audio
Recording war veterans stories for future generations
After becoming tetraplegic in his teens, oral historian Patrick Bronte was inspired by two war veterans to archive wartime experiences. He's established the Nga Toa Project which so far covers World… Audio, Gallery
Kriv Stenders: The Battle of Long Tan
Kriv Stenders has made a movie about the Australian and New Zealand soldiers of D Company who had to battle against the odds for four hours in torrential rain. The film is Danger Close: The Battle of… Audio
Veterans praise government funds earmarked to provide better support
Veterans say they aren't always the first to put their hands up for help, but extra government funds will provide much-needed services.
Vietnam war veterans honoured in Auckland
Emotions ran high at Government House as 30 veterans were honoured in a ceremony led by Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy. Video, Audio
Over $1 million in veteran support announced
On the eve of Anzac Day, the Government has committed more than a million dollars in grant payments over the next four years to support services for veterans.
Mark Derby - Pioneer of battlefield surgery
This week, the first physical memorial to a New Zealand veteran of the Spanish Civil War will be unveiled in Cromwell. The plaque, which has been funded by a group of practicing and retired NZ… Audio
Fight not over for families until soldiers returned
The government's decision to investigate repatriating bodies of soldiers is a step in the right direction but obstacles remain, the brother of a soldier says.
Govt to look at bringing fallen soldiers home
The government is to investigate whether it should repatriate the bodies of military personnel who died overseas between 1948 and 1970.
Former sailor uses Facebook to reunite owner with stolen medals
A former Navy sailor has used Facebook to reunite three stolen medals, spotted in an Auckland charity shop, with their rightful owner, an Afghanistan war veteran. Audio
Last-ditch compensation claim for asbestos death
The family of a war veteran is making a last ditch effort for compensation from the defence force for the asbestos related cancer it says Phillip Taylor-Meihana contracted in Vietnam. Audio
'Gunfire' breakfast bill passed by Parliament
A bill allowing the Returned and Services Association to serve a tot of rum during Anzac Day breakfast has been passed by Parliament.
Elderly vets tell Waitangi Tribunal their story
Two of the last surviving soldiers of 28 Maori Battalion have told the Waitangi Tribunal of their experiences of war and its aftermath. Lois Williams was there. Audio
Superannuation to rise a fraction
The superannuation and veteran's pension rates will go up on 1 April - by the equivalent of $10 a week for a single person living alone.
NZ soldiers to stay in Malaysian graves
The government will not be repatriating the bodies of 36 soldiers from civilian graves in Malaysia. Audio
Vietnam artillery vets attend 50th reunion
Veterans who served as artillery gunners during the Vietnam War are at a reunion today to mark the 50th anniversary of New Zealand's involvement. Audio
The SCAR Project and The Unknown Soldier
Photographer David Jay spent three years photographing severly injured US army veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. His mission is to turn our averted eyes onto the realities of their lives. Audio, Gallery
The human guinea pigs deliberately exposed to nuclear tests
Australian journalist, Frank Walker, has investigated the deliberate exposure of soldiers to British nuclear tests in Australia in the 1950s and' 60s. Audio
Feature: Photojournalist - Ashley Gilbertson
Ashley Gilbertson is an award-winning photojournalist whose work has focused on soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and how those wars have impacted veterans and their families. Audio