Behind the Story: The unreported reality for NZ veterans

Ātea editor Liam Rātana has reported two stories recently on the
same topic, a topic that is so often ignored by both media and
everyday New Zealanders: veterans. Our returned or retired army
personnel are at the sticky end of almost every social measure:
unemployment, mental health, suicide. But without even a national
register of how many veterans we have, it’s even harder to tell the
stories of a community that hasn’t been quantified yet. Liam’s work
covers the recent Waitangi Tribunal hearings into the
treatment of Māori veterans as well as a veteran group’s call
to boycott the formal ceremonies of Anzac day. Learn more
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