Bill (Willie) Apiata VC is the first, and so far only, recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand, which was instituted in 1999 to replace the British Victoria Cross. He won the award for rescuing a wounded comrade under fire in Afghanistan in 2004.
See Reluctant hero - a documentary about Willie Apiata (NZ On Screen):
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New Zealand and the Victoria Cross
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RELATED TO BILL (WILLIE) APIATA VC
Events
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30 April 1917
William Sanders wins New Zealand's only naval VC
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28 April 1941
Jack Hinton wins the Victoria Cross
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28 January 1901
Hardham wins VC in South Africa
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11 February 1864
Charles Heaphy recommended for VC
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10 March 1869
New Zealand Cross created
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11 May 1945
Upham presented with VC
Biographies
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William Sanders
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Samuel Frickleton
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Charles Heaphy
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Charles Upham
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Bernard Freyberg
Articles
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New Zealand and the Victoria Cross
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