| | Inquiry into the exposure of New Zealand defence personnel to |
| | 1,95 | | MB | Agent Orange and other defoliant chemicals during the Vietnam |
| | 297 | | stron | War and any health effects of that exposure, and transcripts of |
| | evidence |
| | 2977 | | ID | Department of Defence, New Zealand |
| | 2004 | | rok |
| | Contents |
| | Summary of recommendations 5 |
| | 1 Introduction 6 |
| | Terms of reference 6 |
| | Conduct of the inquiry 7 |
| | Terminology used in this report 9 |
| | 2 The Vietnam War and herbicide use 10 |
| | New Zealand’s role in Vietnam 10 |
| | Implications of herbicide use for military purposes during the Vietnam War 12 |
| | 3 Evidence of exposure to defoliant chemicals during Vietnam service 14 |
| | Evidence of veterans 14 |
| | New Zealand Defence Force 17 |
| | Committee conclusion 20 |
| | 4 Evaluation of the Reeves report and the McLeod report 21 |
| | The Reeves report 21 |
| | The McLeod report 23 |
| | 5 International research on exposure to defoliant chemicals in Vietnam 29 |
| | Difficulties in research 29 |
| | Research conducted on Australian veterans 29 |
| | Other overseas research 32 |
| | 6 Services for New Zealand Vietnam veterans 34 |
| | New Zealand health system 34 |
| | New Zealand war pension system 35 |
| | Case management system 35 |
| | Australian services for veterans 36 |
| | Conclusion 40 |
| | Appendices |
| | A Committee procedure 41 |
| | B Useful resources for Vietnam veterans 42 |
| | C List of submitters 43 |
| | D Natural justice response 44 |
| | E Corrected transcript of evidence 25 November 2003 51 |
| | F Corrected transcript of evidence 26 November 2003 142 |
| | G Corrected transcript of evidence 3 December 2003 219 |
| | H Corrected transcript of evidence 10 December 2003 247 |
| | I Corrected transcript of evidence 3 March 2004 257 |
| | J Corrected transcript of evidence 24 March 2004 268 |
| | K Corrected transcript of evidence 9 June 2004 281 |
| | L Corrected transcript of evidence 16 June 2004 290 |
| | Maps |
| | 1 South Vietnam 1965–1972: area of operation 11 |
| | 2 Herbicide sprayed in Phuoc Tuy Province 10 November 1965 to 30 June 1968 18 |
| | Photographs |
| | 1 Operation Ingham 18 November 1966 to 3 December 1966—Setting up command post after |
| | deployment 15 |
| | 2 Operation Ingham 18 November 1966 to 3 December 1966—Another view 15 |