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Labour pledges to scrap requirement for veterans' pension
Labour says it will scrap a requirement for war veterans to be disabled before they receive a special pension if it gains power, a move already rejected by the Government because it would cost too much.

RSA leader: 'I earned my medals'
A Returned and Services Association president is rubbishing claims on a website designed to expose military impostors.

Worker bashed during $30k robbery
A worker at an Auckland Returned Services Club was brutally bashed and the club safe robbed of $30,000 yesterday by two attackers pretending to be painters.

RSA victim's husband awarded $60k
The husband of a woman murdered in the RSA triple killings has received $60,000 compensation from the Corrections Department.

My Auckland: Devonport
Elisabeth Easther talks to navy veteran Fred Wilson as he prepares for Anzac Day events, and asks what he loves most about living in Devonport.

Designer to be RSA patron
Celebrated fashion designer Trelise Cooper has been appointed patron for the Auckland Returned Services Association.

New hope for RSA payout
The Corrections Department faces a fresh legal challenge over its handling of RSA killer William Bell, with the widower of one his victims relaunching a claim for compensation.

$300,000 for RSA survivor
The Department of Corrections has confirmed it will pay Susan Couch - the sole survivor of the Mt Wellington RSA massacre - $300,000 in punitive damages.

Corrections to pay sole survivor
The sole survivor of an attack at an Auckland Returned and Services Association in which three people were murdered is poised to get a payout from the Corrections Department.

RSA survivor close to settling case
The lawyer for the sole survivor of the RSA massacre says negotiations for compensation with the Corrections Department could be settled by tomorrow night.

Student army receives Anzac award
Christchurch's Student Volunteer Army - created to respond to the city's devastating earthquakes - is this evening being presented the RSA's prestigious Anzac of the Year award, the first time the honour has been given to non-military personnel.

Fields of poppies in Auckland
A field of thousands of Anzac poppies has been planted on Auckland's waterfront to boost awareness of Poppy Day.