Haka at Maketu
British officer H.G. Robley's painting of a haka with muskets at Maketu, about 1865
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Reference: A-080-051
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Americans and Māori - US Forces in New Zealand
‘Haere mai, Amerikana’
In 1942, New Zealand may not have had ‘the best race relations in the world’, but there was a wide acceptance of relaxed social intercourse between Māori and Pākehā in public. Some of the Americans had different traditions. A number came from Texas and other southern states where ‘Jim Crow’ laws still kept ‘niggers’ apart and in their place.
Apirana Ngata leading haka, 1940
Apirana Ngata leading a haka at the 1940 centennial celebrations at Waitangi. The meeting house, Waitangi House, is on the left.
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Reference: MNZ-2746-1/2-F
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Maori Battalion haka in Egypt, 1941
Members of the Maori Battalion who had fought in Greece perform a haka for the King of Greece at Helwan, Egypt in June 1941.
Find out more about this image on the 28 Maori Battalion website .
Maori Pioneer Battalion haka, 1918
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion members perform a haka for Cabinet minister Sir Joseph Ward at Bois-de-Warnimont, 30 June 1918. The haka introduced Maori custom and practice into the New Zealand armed services, and the use of these customs and practices grew during the conflicts of the 20th century.
Haka on board the Astrolabe, 1827
Maori perform a haka on board Dumont D'Urville's Astrolabe at Tolaga Bay, 1827.
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