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Kōrero: The New Zealanders

'Plucky deeds of the New Zealanders'

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'Plucky deeds of the New Zealanders'

War was a powerful experience through which New Zealanders defined themselves. Some 6,000 men served in the South African War and earned a reputation as adaptable and courageous. Sketches such as this by W. A. Bowring reinforced the impression.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Reference: Weekly Press, January 1908.

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Jock Phillips, The New Zealanders – A man’s country, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/cartoon/1958/plucky-deeds-of-the-new-zealanders (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.