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Online event for New Zealand veterans in Australia 2023

Online event for New Zealand veterans in Australia 2023

Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Zoom

This online event will inform you of the support available — specifically for New Zealand veterans living in Australia. We will also answer questions from attendees.

At the event you will hear from:

  • the Department of Veterans Affairs Australia
  • the New Zealand Ministry of Social Development (about veterans pensions and superannuation)
  • Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand (discussing services under VIP and general support)
  • NZDF’s financial support group, Force Financial Hub
  • the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association District Support Manager resident in Australia
  • Wayne Lindsay OAM (veteran advocate).

There will be two sessions on February 15:

  • Session 1 at 11:00am AEDT
  • Session 2 at 4:00pm AEDT

Both sessions are the same. You're welcome to join either session. They will run for one hour.

Once you've registered for the event, we will send you a Zoom link to your email account closer to the time of the event. All you need to do to attend is to use the Zoom link at the specified time.

How to attend the event

To join either session, you can follow this Zoom link:

Join the live online event(external link)

The link will become active 15 minutes before the event starts. You cannot join before then.

We'll also send you this link to your email address.

Or, you can copy this link into Zoom or your web browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 87167942216?pwd=aTdTcFRHYmhnb0tRV3hGdzk3RTdpZz09

We encourage you to ask questions

You can ask questions during the event using the Zoom Chat feature. 

We'll have staff online who can reply to your questions.

Tips for using Zoom

  • We recommend signing up and downloading Zoom ahead of time. Sign-up to Zoom at https://zoom.us/signup(external link)
  • You can use the browser version of Zoom, or the desktop app version of Zoom.
  • You can use a mobile device, a tablet or an iPad, but a laptop or desktop will give you a better experience.
  • You don't need a Zoom account to come to the event. You will just need to enter your name and email address. You can use a Zoom account if you have one.
  • The Zoom links will only work between 10:30am to 5:30pm AEDT on Wednesday 15 February. The link won't work outside that time.

More details about getting the most out of Zoom(external link)

Region
Outside New Zealand
Type
Online event
Last Modified: 16 January 2023
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