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Welcoming the Māori Battalion (2nd of 3)

Welcoming the Māori Battalion

The Ngāti Pōneke club was joined by other tribes in a formal welcome at Wellington for the returning men of the Māori Battalion in 1946. Here women perform a waiataā-ringa (action song) during the ceremony.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, John Pascoe Collection
Reference: 1/4-001650; F
Photograph by John Dobrée Pascoe

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Paul Meredith. 'Urban Māori', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/urban-maori/3/2/2