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Date: 1943

From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0238

Description: File - 43 Contains letters, plans and notes from meetings regarding the Ngarimu VC Investiture celebrations at Ruatoria Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, plans

Date: 1942

From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6919-0234

Description: File 40 - Contains correspondence regarding the Maori war effort, the Waipiro Consolodation scheme and historical references to the Ruatoria district Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript

Date: [ca 1940-1945]

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PAColl-4161-01-151

Description: Includes some multiple copies; most are captioned. Includes list for series of numbered photographs `Return of the Maori Battalion from overseas' - 3 sets. Return of the Maori Battalion from overseas - Reception on Aotea Quay: men preparing meat and chicken for hangi and women preparing food at Porirua Pa; Battalion en route from Pipitea wharf to Aotea Quay; old Maori woman (Ngawaina of Ngati Toa) smoking `The Pipe of Peace'; Battalion at the gates of the marae; haka (Ngati Tuwharetoa) in support of chiefs address; Kia Ora to the Committee. Return of the Maori Battalion - The `Dominion' approaching Pipitea Wharf; disembarkation; Rev M Bennett; pipes and bands of the 1st Wellington Battalion; quayside welcome (Maori MPs T P Paikea, Hon E T Tirikatene, Hon R R Mawhete, T Omana, & M Ratana); welcome haka Ngati Tuwharetoa; Rangi Te Hana & Turei Papanui (Ngati Tuwharetoa haka party); Hinga with women of the Ratana Party in the dining hall welcome; official guest table; Hepi Te Heuheu addressing the Battalion; Ngati Poneke Club members.. Series of photos of visit to Rotorua and Ohinemutu; members of Maori Battalion having a snack on the Tewfick station prior to embarking; series of photos taken 23 May 1940 on day of departure; sing-song after disembarking in England, 21 Jun 1940; three soldiers with A-tank gun; soldier with captured German Tommy gun near Gazala, ca 1942; two bren-gun carriers manned by members of Maori Battalion in England; sightseeing in London. Quantity: 144 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: January 1944

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-00828-F

Description: World War 2 Maori reinforcements about to depart from a railway station in Rotorua, January, 1944. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1910-1953

From: Te Whaiti family : Collection

Reference: PAColl-7910-09

Description: Photographs of various events, taken by unknown photographers, between ca 1910 and 1953. Includes: - Images associated with the war grave of Jim Danger in Wimereux, France, taken by unknown photographers ca 1917 to ca 1953. - Images of poi dancers from Ngati Kahungunu performing before H R H Prince of Wales at the Maori Reception Camp, Rotorua, 20th April 1920. - Images of the Dominion Conference, New Zealand National Party, in Dunedin in 1953. Includes images of general delegates as well as Maori delegates. - Images of an unknown public event ca 1910, showing pipes, a pylon (with Union Jack flag on top) and mechanical machinery. Quantity: 10 b&w original photographic print(s). 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s).

Date: 1902-1944

From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Further papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7575-001

Description: Contains letters from family members regarding family affairs Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: [ca 1961]

From: Fowler, Leo, 1902-1976: Papers and photographs

Reference: 77-014-1/17

Description: Papers relating mainly to East Coast Maori history, place names, waiata [songs] and whakatauki. Includes a poem which begins "Ask of us. What is our Maoritanga?..." and a waiata which mentions Koroki, Tainui and Waikato. Research notes and articles about Te Kaha and waka history and place names for the East Coast and Eastern Bay of Plenty. A letter [carbon copy] from Te Kani Te Ua relating to the meeting house at Whakato Marae. A document relating to the propietors of Mangatu, nos 1,3 & 4 blocks. Some wartime waiata from World War One and World War Two including one composed by Apirana Ngata in 1916 titled Te Wiwi Nati, and an impromptu tangi chanted by a father who had lost a son in 1945. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1939-1945

From: New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency

Reference: PA1-q-292-09-462

Description: Original caption reads: "A fighting patrol moves forward". Photograph of the 2nd Maori Battalion under training in New Zealand, taken between 1939 and 1945 by an unknown photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 10.9 x 16.5 cm mounted on album page

Date: 1944

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000827-F

Description: Maori reinforcements leaving for World War 2, boarding a train at a railway station in Rotorua. Photograph taken by John Pascoe in 1944. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: January 1944

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000832-F

Description: Maori reinforcements leave Rotorua by train, photographed in January 1944, by John Dobree Pascoe. Original caption reads: "The train moves out."

Date: 11 January 1944

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000829-F

Description: World War II Maori reinforcements leaving Rotorua in January 1944. From left: Turei Karaka (with cigarette), Tei Tihi, Mrs Kumeroa Te Kapoterangi, Mai Te Kapoterangi (holding child). Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. Original caption reads: "Harder still for the farewell between husband and family." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000245-F

Description: Soldiers of the Maori Battalion at the opening of the new meeting house Tamatekapua at Ohinemutu, Rotorua district, in 1943. Photograph taken by John Pascoe. Other - Pascoe's heading from the Photographic Archive Pascoe backfile for the set of photographs at 1/4-000225 to 00257 reads: "National Maori Ceremonies at Rotorua" Caption - Pascoe's caption at backfile reads: "They line up in front of the meeting house" Source of descriptive information - File print. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Celulosic negative, 5.5 x 5.5 cm

Date: 1920

From: Ramsden, George Eric Oakes, 1898-1962 :Photographs of Sir Peter Buck

Reference: PAColl-7488-29

Description: Edward, Prince of Wales, in Rotorua, presenting a decoration to an unidentified member of the Pioneer Battalion. Peter Buck stands on the right. Photograph taken in 1920 during the Prince's tour of New Zealand. Inscriptions: Verso - Visit of Prince of Wales conferring decorations at Rotorua to member of Maori Pioneer Battalion Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 13.8 x 18.8 cm

Date: 1943

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000790-F

Description: Maori guard and prisoner at the Japanese prisoner of war camp near Featherston. Photograph taken in 1943 by John Dobree Pascoe. The guard has been identified by a family member as Hape Williams. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 11 January 1944

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000828-F

Description: World War 2 Maori reinforcements about to leave Rotorua railway station, January, 1944. A man and a woman hold hands in the foreground. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe. Original caption reads: "It is not easy to say goodbye to friends." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: [23 January 1946]

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-001656-F

Description: Maori group from Taranaki performing a waita for the returning members of the Maori Battalion, Aotea Quay, 23 January, 1946, photographed by John Pascoe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 14 December 1939

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: EP-Days of Commemoration-Wellington Centennial 1939-01

Description: Maori Battalion guard of honour under the command of Major George Dittmer, at the opening of the Maori court at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, Rongotai, Wellington. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer on the 14th of December 1939 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 25.5 x 20 cms

Date: 23 January 1946

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-001633-F

Description: The troopship, Dominion Monarch, bringing members of the Maori Battalion home after World War 2, Wellington Harbour, 23 January 1946. Photograph taken by John Pascoe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 11 January 1944

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-000826-F

Description: Maori soldiers leaving Rotorua for overseas service during World War II. Photographed by John Dobree Pascoe in January 1944. Original caption reads: "At the local railway station Maori soldiers and their relations fill the platform. Note on back of file print reads: Maori reinforcements leave Rotorua, Jan 1944 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 23 January 1946

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-001635-F

Description: Members of the Maori Battalion returning home on the troopship Dominion Monarch after World War Two, Wellington Harbour, 23 January 1946. Photograph taken by John Pascoe. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative