Waiata for Victoria Cross winner at Ruatoria, 1943
Women perform a waiata during the hui in Ruatoria to award the Victoria Cross to Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, October 1943. Apirana Ngata is in the foreground.
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Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu in 1940
Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu in 1940. Ngarimu was the first Maori to win the Victoria Cross (VC) while serving with New Zealand forces. The only other Maori to achieve this is Corporal Willie Apiata in 2007.
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Achievements - Maori and the Second World War
Maori achievements in the Second World War
Close to 16,000 Maori registered for service and served with distinction both at home and abroad. Most served in areas such as home defence, artillery, engineering and service corps, but it is the 20% that served in the famous 28th (Maori) Battalion that is perhaps best remembered. These men established a formidable reputation as one of New Zealand’s finest fighting forces. This was highlighted by the actions of men such as Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, Haane Manahi and Charlie Shelford, among others.
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