Joseph Meanata junior remembers his father Joseph Vailima Tauaika Meanata Snr who had to get permission from the Queen of Tonga to fight in WWII with the Māori Battalion. #Focus | nzherald.co.nz

28th Māori Battalion entertaining American Allies - Italy 🌀❤️ | Maori Worldwide

43K views · 1.5K reactions | Lest we forget. Tofa mai feleni... In World War II many Pacific Island soldiers joined the famous 28th Māori Battalion. This is a song recording from the Māori Battalion's 1943 concert in Taranto, Italy featuring Samoan Jimmy O'Dwyer and his fellow Pacific soldiers. Source : SunPix (Tagata Pesifika) | Radio Samoa | Facebook

"It was appalling, shocking and hurtful how they were treated" The treatment of Māori Battalion soldiers. #SHARE We talk to Māori Battalion soldier Epineha Ratapu - the last living soldier from the C Company and to Donna Awatere, daughter of Colonel Peter Awatere about the sacrifice Māori Battalion soldiers made and the tragic reality upon their return from World War 2. Is an apology warranted? Reporter Hikurangi Jackson with this story. | Marae