The 28th (Māori) Battalion
Forming the battalion
Part of story: Ngā pakanga ki tāwāhi – Māori and overseas wars
Māori–Pākehā relations
Pākehā men pursuing whales off the coast of Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 19th
Part of story: Māori–Pākehā relations
Controlling Māori affairs
In 1856 the first compromise in a series of moves that eventually led to parliamentary control over Māori affairs was made.
Part of story: Self-government and independence
Ngā rōpū – Māori organisations
Māori organisations represent Māori people in every area of life.
Part of story: Ngā rōpū – Māori organisations
Māori composers – ngā kaitito waiata
From early creators of traditional mōteatea (chanted song-poetry) to contemporary composers who draw on introduced musical styles and influences, the Māori world has been home to many important composers.
Part of story: Māori composers – ngā kaitito waiata
Māori contingent in the First World War
The Native Contingent at Gallipoli
Part of story: Ngā pakanga ki tāwāhi – Māori and overseas wars
First decades of Māori radio
Early Māori-language broadcasts
Part of story: Māori radio – reo irirangi
Ngā pakanga ki tāwāhi – Māori and overseas wars
‘We’ll fight right to the end. For God! For King! And for Country! Ake, ake, kia kaha e!’ This rousing marching song written for the 28th (Māori) Battalion was hugely popular during the Second World War.
Part of story: Ngā pakanga ki tāwāhi – Māori and overseas wars
Second World War: the Māori war effort
Māori in the fighting forces
Part of story: Ngā pakanga ki tāwāhi – Māori and overseas wars
New Māori organisations, early 20th century
Māori councils
Part of story: Ngā rōpū – Māori organisations
Broadcasting Māori music and speech, 1960s to 1980s
Māori showbands