Weekly Review No. 232 - Māori Battalion Returns

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Weekly Review No. 232 - Māori Battalion Returns

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This post war newsreel features footage of Māori Battalion solders returning from WWII onboard the ship Dominion Monarch, into Wellington Harbour. The soldiers are greeted with a huge pōwhiri and ensuing hākari at Aotea Quay where the kaimoana and pia flow freely. The reel then follows the regional celebrations of men returning home in Kuku and Ngaruawahia. The narrator soberly recalls the casualty rate of the Māori Battalion (five men in seven). This footage features in the documentary, Maor...

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1946

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/weekly-review-232-maori-battalion-returns-1946

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nfu / māori battalion / war / new zealand national film unit / porirua / kuku / ngaruawahia / pipitea / dominion monarch / world war 2 / sir walter nash / national film unit

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