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Joseph Ward and government members, 1916

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Joseph Ward and government members, 1916

During the First World War, Prime Minister William Massey formed a National government with the Liberal Party, led by former prime minister, and long-time Southland member of Parliament, Joseph Ward (centre, with cigar). Robert McNab (far left) and Josiah Hanan (third from left, foreground) were also Southlanders, although in 1916 McNab represented a North Island electorate.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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David Grant, Southland region – Government, education and health, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/20132/joseph-ward-and-government-members-1916 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.