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From 1935 to 1975 our prime ministers lived in a serie of 'unofficial' houses

New Zealand troops met Prime Minister Peter Fraser and Major-General Bernard Freyberg at Maadi Camp in Egypt following their evacuation from Crete, 1941.

Film clip in which New Zealand Prime Minister Peter Fraser honours the men of the 2nd New Zealand Division who took part in the Crete campaign, May-June 1941.

Peter Fraser was prime minister of New Zealand during the Second World War and minister in charge of the Maori war effort from April 1943.

King Koroki Te Rata Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero with Reverend N. K. Kukutai of Te Kuiti in the background, circa 1949.

Peter Fraser, New Zealand’s wartime PM, led the nation for nine years. Respected rather than loved like Savage, many experts rate him our finest PM.

Peter Fraser's trial at the Wellington Magistrates' Court was the sequel to an anti-conscription speech. A number of union leaders were charged with the same crime. Fraser was convicted and served 12 months in gaol.