Pressure continues to pile up on the systems intended to support our military veterans.
The government agency charged with meeting veterans’ needs is cutting services and has a year-long waiting list.
The VIP scheme, until now, had been seen as a way of acknowledging service and offering support to those otherwise excluded from our veterans’ welfare system.
So, as we come together to remember the fallen – is it about time we start thinking more about those who survived?
Today on The Front Page, NZ Herald senior writer David Fisher joins to discuss Veterans’ Affairs – and how to better support those who served.
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