Search
… was a civil engineer, and is thought to have been the first Māori to qualify in that profession. He was of Ngāti Rauhoto … people in the meeting house. This gave Harry a passion for Māori culture, and in Rotorua he was able to absorb its … and his experiences with the 28th New Zealand (Māori) Battalion during the Second World War, strengthened his ties …
Type: Biography
… to fight in the First World War. He sailed with the Second Māori Contingent on 19 September 1915 and saw service in Egypt, and then in France with the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion and attained the rank of lieutenant. He was … life he gained from his tribal elders a vast knowledge of Māori tradition, ceremonial and whakapapa. Kepa was …
Type: Biography
… the duke of Gloucester, translating the duke's speech into Māori; and the opening of the Raukawa meeting house at Ōtaki … Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage 's speech into Māori and the Māori speeches into English. During the Second … written in Māori by members of the 28th New Zealand (Māori) Battalion. He continued at head office until his death, …
Type: Biography
… clerk in Wanganui. Rangi Pōkiha married Kaewa Metekīngi by Māori custom on 1 August 1913 and formally at Wanganui on 12 … precluded his doing so until 1917, when he joined the 26th Māori Reinforcements of the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion; he served in France and Belgium. Although he …
Type: Biography
… was politically active in events affecting Hawke's Bay Māori, including the Kotahitanga movement of the 1890s. … to Ngāti Rakaipaaka. As a boy Jimmy was exposed to both Māori and European beliefs and each had an influence on his … with the 4th Māori Contingent of the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion. He fought in the battle of the Somme, and was …
Type: Biography
… of intelligence gathering From the earliest days of Māori settlement inter-tribal rivalry motivated tribes to … colony, in 1840, the government and military, and their Māori allies and enemies, all carried out intelligence … New Zealand military had intelligence units at brigade and battalion level. Each battalion had a 30-man intelligence …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Intelligence services
… remarried, and as Maraea Te Kawa was president of the Māori Women’s Welfare League. He was born into Te … at Ruatōria on 18 May 1941. He joined the 28th New Zealand (Māori) Battalion and served in Egypt, and later under Colonel …
Type: Biography
… children were whipped with a supplejack cane if they spoke Māori. At 12 he milked cows before and after school for a … incoming reinforcements against indiscretion, advising Māori soldiers to speak only Māori in public. He monitored … 1942 he joined the Māori Signal Company of 28 (Māori) Battalion. Earlier that year he took his first leave, …
Type: Biography
… Māori concert parties Late in the 19th century a new performance form began to emerge in Māori communities. Led by Apirana Ngata of Ngāti Porou and … group that assisted in recruiting men to the Māori Battalion. The group performed many of Ngāwai’s compositions …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Māori composers – ngā kaitito waiata
… By the 1880s Pākehā anthropologists were convinced that Māori and other Polynesian peoples were rapidly losing … H. W. Williams and Elsdon Best. In the early years eminent Māori joined, including Tūreiti Te Heuheu, Hōne Mohi Tāwhai, … Māori. While serving as an officer with the Maori (Pioneer) Battalion during the First World War, Buck measured the …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Anthropology and archaeology
… urban areas. She was also instrumental in establishing the Māori Battalion Hall in Palmerston North. In the second half of the 20th century, contributions by Rangitāne to Māori and to the nation were also made by such exceptional …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Rangitāne
… September 1939 and was posted to the 20th Canterbury–Otago Battalion. He was of average height, with a wiry build, … on 2 November and given command of a platoon in 20th Battalion which consisted mainly of tough West Coasters. … counter-attack on Maleme airfield by the 20th and the 28th (Māori) Battalion on 22 May, Upham led his platoon in an …
Type: Biography
… his decision to have Rātana candidates in the four Māori electorates. By October 1928 Paikea had been chosen to stand for the Northern Māori seat. Like all Rātana candidates, he was required by … career. He supported the demand to set up a volunteer Māori battalion officered by Māori, and hoped that conscription …
Type: Biography
… New Zealand’s writers, artists and thinkers, Māori and non-Māori, have been among its most effective cultural … During the Second World War a member of the Māori Battalion’s A Company, made up of troops from Auckland and …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Cultural go-betweens
… military service. As a private in the 14th Company of Otago Battalion, Skinner sailed for Egypt in April 1915 with the … a sniper. In the afternoon, as the situation of the Otago Battalion deteriorated, he volunteered to carry a message to …
Type: Biography
… lifesaving clubs that patrol at holiday time. Horse racing Māori introduced horse racing to Thames in the 1850s. They … Since 1999 the Hauraki regiment has been the 6th Hauraki battalion group, a unit of the New Zealand Army Reserve (a … as the Goldfields Railway and Victoria Battery restoration. Māori culture The investigation and hearing of Hauraki …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Hauraki–Coromandel region
… Both Māori and non-Māori political leaders have served as important cultural … involved in political negotiations between settlers and Māori. In 1840 the Reverend Henry Williams translated the … troops and insisted that they fight together as a Māori battalion. Using his knowledge of the Pākehā world and his …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Cultural go-betweens
… concurrently with his university work. He was the first Māori to study the full academic course for the ministry. At … became involved in youth work in the city at the time when Māori urban migration was fast increasing. In 1940 Maharaia … Maharaia applied to join the 28th New Zealand (Māori) Battalion chaplaincy, he was rejected on health grounds, and …
Type: Biography
… be obtained in European schools, but also in whare maire (Māori schools of learning), and that both were essential for Māori. Hoani Waititi was brought up in a strongly Anglican … 1945 he transferred to the 28th New Zealand (Māori) Battalion and served in Italy. He then went with Jayforce to …
Type: Biography
… Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) regiment, including the Māori contingent, formed a band. Several units also had pipe … War each army brigade formed a band. The 22nd and 23rd battalions and the artillery also had pipe bands. Brigade … swing, jazz, rock and popular music. Reflecting the strong Māori involvement in New Zealand’s defence forces, the band …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Brass and pipe bands