Willie Apiata steps down: Your reactions

Corporal Willie Apiata VC. Photo / Richard Robinson

Victoria Cross holder Willie Apiata will leave the Defence Force to pursue a job in the private sector after a distiguished military career.

Corporal Apiata, a highly decorated member of the New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS), has been a soldier for 23 years.

We share some of the things New Zealanders have been saying about this Kiwi hero.