<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>Presentation of the Military Medal to Lieutenant Watene Pahau <span>during the investiture ceremony on 13th of September 1947 at Uepohatu marae. Seventeen decorations were presented to service men and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</span></strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. A reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion) was also held. </p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>Presentation of the Distinguished Conduct Medal to Private Peter Maangi <span>during the investiture ceremony on 13th of September 1947 at Uepohatu marae. Seventeen decorations were presented to service men and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</span></strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. A reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion) was also held. </p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>Presentation of the Royal Red Cross to Charge Sister Jane Kiritapu Nepia of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service <span>during the investiture ceremony on 13th of September 1947 at Uepohatu marae. Seventeen decorations were presented to service men and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</span></strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. A reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion) was also held. </p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>Presentation of the Military Cross to Lieutenant Te Rauwhiro Tibble during the investiture ceremony on 13th of September 1947 at Uepohatu marae. Seventeen decorations were presented to service men and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. A reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion) was also held. </p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>Presentation of the Military Cross to Reverend Wi Te Tau Huata <span>during the investiture ceremony on 13th of September 1947 at Uepohatu marae. Seventeen decorations were presented to service men and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</span></strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. A reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion) was also held. </p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong><span></span></strong> </p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Bull, George Robert, 1910-1996. Bull, George Robert: Captain Reverend Wi Te Tau Huata in Egypt during World War II. 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. Ref: DA-04461-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22763913">http://natlib.govt.nz/records/2…;
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>Presentation of the Military Cross to Captain Aussie Huata <span>during the investiture ceremony on 13th of September 1947 at Uepohatu marae. Seventeen decorations were presented to service men and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</span></strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. A reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion) was also held. </p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
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<p><strong>Presentation of the Military Cross to Captain Wi Reedy <span>during the investiture ceremony on 13th of September 1947 at Uepohatu marae. Seventeen decorations were presented to service men and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</span></strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. A reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion) was also held. </p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>Presentation of the Military Cross to Major Benjamin Goddard Christy during the investiture ceremony on 13th of September 1947 at Uepohatu marae. Seventeen decorations were presented to service men and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. A reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion) was also held. </p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>Presentation of the Military Cross to Lieutenant Colonel Arapeta Awatere (DSO) during the investiture ceremony on 13th of September 1947 at Uepohatu marae. Seventeen decorations were presented to service men and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. A reunion of ex-service people, including members of the Maori Battalion, was also held. </p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Kaye, George Frederick, 1914-2004. Kaye, George 1914- : Arapeta Awatere. 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. Ref: DA-08379. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22570383">http://natlib.govt.nz/records/2…;
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>Presentation of the Military Cross to Major John Sonny Baker during the investiture ceremony on 13th of September 1947 at Uepohatu marae. Seventeen decorations were presented to service men and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. A reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion) was also held. </p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
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<p><strong>The <acronym title="ceremonial dance to welcome visitors">haka pohiri </acronym><em>‘</em>No wai te motoka’ performed here by Hiruharama School welcomed visitors attending events at Uepohatu marae, Ruatoria in 1947. The first verse is a greeting to the Governor General, the second is a lamentation to those who died in the War and the third is in honour of Lt Moananui a Kiwa Ngarimu. Sir Apirana Ngata, who oversaw the gathering, can be heard over the PA system in the background.</strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. </p><p>A reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion) was also held. </p><p>At the Investiture held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><p><strong>Site editors note: </strong>Audio starts part way through the haka pohiri.<strong><br /></strong></p><h2>Transcript</h2><p><acronym title="Leader">Kaea</acronym>: Aue! No wai te motoka e topa mai nga rori<br /><acronym title="Group">Katoa</acronym>: Aue! Nohou nei Kawana<br />Tika mai nei taua, i nawa!<br />Aue! Aue! Aue ha!<br />Aue! Aue! Aue ha! <acronym title="repeat">(ano)</acronym></p><p><acronym title="Leader">Kaea</acronym>: Aue! Homai he mata, kia haehae au,<br /><acronym title="Group">Katoa</acronym>: Kia kotia i te kiri<br />I awhi ai taua, i nawa!<br />Aue! Aue! Aue ha!<br />Aue! Aue! Aue ha! <acronym title="repeat">(ano)</acronym></p><p><acronym title="Leader">Kaea</acronym>: Aue! Kikino e Moana ki te ripo(?) i Tunihia!<br /><acronym title="Group">Katoa</acronym>: To mate kino e tama,<br />I wehe ai taua, i nawa!<br />Aue! Aue! Aue ha!<br />Aue! Aue! Aue ha! <acronym title="repeat">(ano)</acronym></p><p><acronym title="repeat"></acronym> </p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Porikapa Awatere accompanies Governor-General Sir Bernard Freyberg at the opening of Uepohatu War Memorial Hall on 13 September 1947. <br /><a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/">Alexander Turnbull Library</a>. Ref: A004827.</p>
<p><strong>The song 'Nga Whare Pa' was composed as a welcome home for the soldiers of World War I. It is performed here by Hiruharama School during the welcome for guests attending events at Uepohatu marae Ruatoria in 1947. </strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. </p><p>A reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion) was also held. </p><p>At the Investiture held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one. attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><h2><strong>Transcript</strong></h2><p>Powhiritia a nga morehu<br />Te iwi, tangihia<br />Te mamae e, me te pouri nui<br />Tenei ra kura mahea</p><p>Hoki mai ra<br />Hoki mai ra ki te kainga<br />E tatari atu nei ki a koutou<br />Nga tau roa i ngaro atu ai<br />E aroha, e ngau kino nei ahau</p><p>Nga whare pa tenei huakina<br />Te iwi kia koea<br />Kua hoki mai nga tamariki toa<br />Ki te ao ora</p><p> </p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Porikapa Awatere accompanies Governor-General Sir Bernard Freyberg at the opening of Uepohatu War Memorial Hall on 13 September 1947. <br /><a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/">Alexander Turnbull Library</a>. Ref: A004827.</p>