The 28th (Māori) Battalion, more commonly known as the Māori Battalion (Māori: Te Hokowhitu a Tū), was an infantry battalion of the New Zealand Army that...
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cabinet authorised the formation of a Māori territorial battalion. The new Māori unit was to be the 3rd Battalion, North Auckland Regiment which was formed...
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served with B Company, 28th (Māori) Battalion, during World War II. He is the last surviving member of the Māori Battalion, and was knighted on 31 December...
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Haka (redirect from Maori haka)
(/ˈhɑːkə/, /ˈhækə/; singular haka, in both Māori and English) are a variety of ceremonial dances in Māori culture. A performance art, haka are often performed...
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Māori (Māori: [ˈmaːɔɾi] ) are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (Aotearoa). Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia,...
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Kia kaha (redirect from Kaha (Māori))
kaha is a Māori phrase used by the people of New Zealand as an affirmation, meaning stay strong. The phrase has significant meaning for Māori: popularised...
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The history of the Māori began with the arrival of Polynesian settlers in New Zealand (Aotearoa in Māori), in a series of ocean migrations in canoes starting...
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Māori culture (Māori: Māoritanga) is the customs, cultural practices, and beliefs of the Māori people of New Zealand. It originated from, and is still...
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Fred Baker (soldier) (category New Zealand Māori public servants)
28th (Māori) Battalion, then in the process of formation. However, Baker himself never particularly identified as being Māori. In May, the battalion embarked...
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Pioneer Battalion (NZPB), later known as the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion or New Zealand Māori (Pioneer) Battalion, was a battalion of the New...
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