He Kupu
Hoia
Soldier
Katahi nā tōku mokemoke mō te kāinga
I am so homesick
What were the Māori Contingent of WWI officially named?
Pioneers Battalion
Name the only Pākehā soldier who was allowed to enroll in the Māori Battalion?
C.J McCalman
Name 2 places where D Company soldiers recruited from.
South Island, Chatham Islands, Wellington, Wairarapa, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, Central North Island, Waikato
Tāwāhi
Overseas
Kua tuhi reta ahau e pā ana ki te āhua o tēnei whenua
I write tis letter to tell you of the horrors of this place/land
Name 3 Pacific Countries that had soldiers fight in the Māori Battalion.
Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Fiji
Name the Māori religious leader who said 'Let the white man fight, the white mans war'
Rua Kenana
Name the place where A Company was recruited from?
Northland/Auckland
Pūrongo
Report
Ka taea e ngā hōia te whakawhiti atu ki tāwāhi mā runga kaipuke
The soldiers are able to cross borders upon ships
Where was the C Company based?
East Coast, North Island
Name the wahine/kuia Māori who established Tūrangawaewae marae as a hospital for Māori and actively opposed Māori enlisting for war
Te Puea Hērangi
Name 2 iwi from where B company was recruited from
Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Maru Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Te Arawa, Tūhoe, Te Whānau a-Apanui, Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tai...
Mokemoke
Lonely/Homesick
I mutu te pakanga tuatahi o te ao i te tau, kotahi mano, iwa rau, tekau mā waru
WWI finished in the year 1918
How many companies were there in the Māori Battalion?
4
Name the politician who actively recruited Māori soldiers saying that 'this is the price of our citizenship?'
Tā Apirana Ngata
What colour is hippopotamus milk?
Pink
Kaiarahi
Leader/Section Commander
I whara tōna waewae matau, engari ka whawhai tonu ia.
he injured his right leg but continued to fight
What is the full name of the Māori Battalion in Māori?
Te Hokowhitu a Tū
Name the politician who encouraged enrollment in the Māori Battalion for soldiers based in Niue. Clue - CBHS Old Boy
Tā Māui Pōmare
Who was the last direct descendent of William The Conqueror of England (1066) to sit as the President of America?
Barack Hussein Obama II