Further information - the Maori War Effort Organisation

This web feature was written by Claudia Orange and produced by the NZHistory.net.nz team.

Links

• C Battalion memorial on NZLive.com  

The following biographies can be found on the www.dnzb.govt.nz website: 

• Awatere, Arapeta Marukitepua Pitapitanuiarangi
• Bennett, Charles Moihi Te Arawaka
• Cooper, Whina
• Fraser, Peter
• Henare, James Clendon Tau
• Hetet, Rangimarie
• Himona, Richard Tahuora
• Keiha, Kingi Areta
• Love, Makere Rangiatea Ralph
• Mason, Henry Greathead Rex
• Omana, Tiaki
• Paikea, Paraire Karaka
• Paikea, Tapihana Paraire
• Puriri, Nau Paraone Kawiti
• Ratana, Haami Tokouru
• Ratana, Iriaka Matiu
• Riwai, Te Kiato
• Ropiha, Tipi Tainui
• Royal, Te Rangiataahua Kiniwe
• Ruru, Lena Matewai
• Te Tau, Katarina Kuini Whare-rau-aruhe
• Tirikatene, Eruera Tihema Te Aika
• Wright, Rumatiki Ruth  

Books

• Orange, C. 'A kind of equality: Labour and the Maori people 1935-1949'. MA thesis, Auckland, 1977
• Orange, C. 'Maori War Effort Organisation'. In Oxford Companion to New Zealand military history. Ed. I. McGibbon. Auckland, 2000