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Eligibility for War Pensions is to be widened and will now include personnel who witnessed French nuclear tests at Mururoa.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs Minister Mark Burton today extended his condolences on behalf of the New Zealand veteran community to the family of Mr Alec Campbell, the last Anzac survivor of the Gallipoli campaign, who died in Tasmania last week aged 103 years.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

The referral of a War Pensions Bill to a select committee is a significant step towards addressing a key veterans' issue

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

Medals have been presented in Wanganui and Palmerston North to New Zealand personnel who witnessed nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1970s.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

National’s Veteran Affairs policy is effectively an endorsement of all that this government has done, following the abject failure of the previous National government to do anything for veterans.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

Two further medallic grievances have been addressed, Veterans' Affairs Minister Mark Burton announced today.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Veterans' Affairs Minister Mark Burton will today present medals to veterans for service in five separate operations between 1946 and 1994, which have not previously received New Zealand medallic recognition.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

New Zealand personnel who witnessed nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1970s will be eligible for a new medal, the Prime Minister Helen Clark and Veterans' Affairs Minister Mark Burton announced today.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

All war pensions and associated allowance payments available to assist veterans will increase from April 1st, as part of the annual cost of living adjustment, Minister of Veterans' Affairs Mark Burton said today.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

Defence Minister and Minister of Veteran's Affairs Mark Burton today announced that approximately 800 additional New Zealand navy veterans now qualify for a medal recognising their service during the 1960s confrontation with Indonesia.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

Long-standing grievances of New Zealand war veterans have been addressed today, with the introduction of the War Pensions Amendment Bill (No 2) 2001 to Parliament.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

I count it as a privilege to represent the New Zealand government here today as we salute Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Blyth – a truly special New Zealander.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

An investigation has established the extent of New Zealand involvement in nuclear testing programmes during the 1950's, the Minister of Veterans' Affairs Mark Burton announced today.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

Barbara Lewis, family, and invited guests.

I am delighted to be here today to celebrate the extraordinary talent of the late Ted Lewis.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

I want to thank my colleague Steve Maharey for helping to arrange this forum, because it gives me an opportunity to outline for you the Government's defence and veterans' affairs policies.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

The Minister of Veterans' Affairs Mark Burton says some navy and airforce veterans can apply immediately for the medals they deserve, but were never awarded.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

Your excellency the Governor-General, RSA National President, David Cox; National Vice President ¡V Colin Topp, Chief Executive ¡V Pat Herbert, other members of the National Executive Committee, delegates and members of the New Zealand Returned Services

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Minister of Veterans' Affairs Mark Burton today announced that a New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM) will be instituted to provide distinctive New Zealand medallic recognition for operational service.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

The government has announced that Rannerdale Veterans' Home in Christchurch will receive a one-off grant of $250,000 (GST exclusive) to assist in upgrading facilities for its 65 residents.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

The Minister of Veterans' Affairs Mark Burton this afternoon updated Parliament on the information that has been collated to date regarding New Zealand involvement in the British Atomic Test programme in Australia in the 1950s.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

The first ex gratia payments have been made to New Zealanders who were held prisoners by the Japanese during World War Two, the Minister of Veterans' Affairs Mark Burton announced today.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

23 April 2001

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

The government is to pass legislation this year to transfer the Veterans' Pension legislation currently under the Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Act 1990 to the War Pensions Act 1954.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs

Prime Minister Helen Clark and Veterans' Affairs Minister Mark Burton announced today that the Office of Veterans' Affairs will become a one-stop shop for the provision of most health and other services to veterans.

  • Mark Burton
  • Veterans' Affairs