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...

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...

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...

Māori (Māori: [ˈmaːɔɾi] ) are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (Aotearoa). Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia,...

(/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...

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...

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...

Māori culture (Māori: Māoritanga) is the customs, cultural practices, and beliefs of the Māori people of New Zealand. It originated from, and is still...

28th (Māori) Battalion, then in the process of formation. However, Baker himself never particularly identified as being Māori. In May, the battalion embarked...

Pioneer Battalion (NZPB), later known as the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion or New Zealand Māori (Pioneer) Battalion, was a battalion of the New...

Kahungunu were among the Māori who enlisted for war. They were organised into the New Zealand (Māori) Pioneer Battalion. The battalion participated in the...

of 27 May, the New Zealand 28th (Māori) Battalion, the Australian 2/7th Battalion and the Australian 2/8th Battalion cleared the road by a bayonet charge...

worked as a labourer when, in November 1939, he volunteered to join the Māori Battalion, newly raised for service in the Second World War. In 1941, he participated...

28th Māori Battalion". Te Ao Māori News. Retrieved 1 January 2022. Tahana, Jamie (31 December 2021). "Last surviving member of 28th Māori Battalion to be...

Second World War, he was a company commander and later battalion commander of the Māori Battalion. He was killed in action in the Western Desert on 12 July...

Pioneer Battalion of the 4th Canadian Division The New Zealand Pioneer Battalion, sometimes referred to as the Pioneer Māori Battalion. The battalion included...

education, ensuring that Awatere was immersed in Māori tradition and arts. He became highly skilled in Māori weaponry, particularly the taiaha (staff weapon)...

Reedy was his aunt. Arnold Reedy, a tribal leader and captain in the Māori Battalion in World War II, was Ngarimu's cousin and served alongside him in the...

Zealand 22nd Battalion (Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Andrew), 23rd Battalion (Lieutenant Colonel A. S. Falconer) and 28th (Māori) Battalion (Lieutenant Colonel...

between the colonial government and Māori tribes resulted in the alienation and confiscation of large amounts of Māori land. New Zealand became a dominion...

Phil Keoghan Haka Iwi Māori culture Māori language Māori music Māori mythology Māori politics Māori religion Māori Television Māori traditional textiles...

Ngarimu, first Māori recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand medal, 28th Maori Battalion (C Company) Willie Apiata, second Māori recipient of the...

was made by the 20 Battalion (with reinforcements from the Australian 2/7 Battalion), 28 (Māori) Battalion and later 21 Battalion. The attack was hampered...

with the Māori Battalion during the Second World War, was wounded at El Alamein, and with the rank of lieutenant colonel was the battalion's commanding...

North Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Porou is affiliated with the 28th Maori Battalion, it also has the second-largest affiliation of any iwi, behind Ngāpuhi...

Māori renaissance, as a turning point in New Zealand's history, describes a loosely defined period between 1970 and the early 2000s, in which Māori took...

father's side was "Māori and a little bit of French Canadian". His paternal grandfather, also named Taika, served as a Māori Battalion soldier during World...

28th (Māori) Battalion and saw action in Greece, Crete and North Africa. He returned to New Zealand in 1942 and commanded the 2nd Māori Battalion until...

defence of El Alamein, especially the heavy role the Māori Battalion played. Members of this battalion have been labelled war heroes since, such as commander...

Infantry Brigade 24th Battalion 25th Battalion 26th Battalion 27th Machine-Gun Battalion 28th (Māori) Battalion HQ Divisional Army Service Corps Divisional...