Te Hau Kāinga

‘The war caused revolutionary changes at all levels: it proved to be a stimulus for the Māori leadership at home as well as laying the basis for new developments in the following years. This book provides a lens for understanding the years both before and after the war.’ — Dame Claudia Orange

‘The depth and detail presented here affords a greater understanding of the critical roles and significant contributions of Māori that previously have not been explained and accounted for, or have not been recorded in such detail. There is a great need to supply information on the Second World War from a Māori perspective, and this fills a void that has been wanting and waiting for rich and detailed contributions.’ — Professor Tangiwai Rewi, Dean of Māori and Indigenous Studies, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – University of Waikato

‘Sir Apirana Ngata spoke of Māori contribution to the war effort as the price of citizenship; it is a price which should not have had to be paid, and this book reminds us what a huge opportunity for Māori self-determination was destroyed by the power structure at war’s end.’ — Jim McAloon, Professor of History, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington

‘This is not simply a story of Māori during the war. Two themes stood out for me: first, the enormous cost carried by Māori during the war and its impact on communities, whenua and moana. Second, Māori sacrifice – both in terms of human life and hardship – are alongside stories of creative survival in the face of the long-term effects of colonisation. Te Hau Kāinga will attract a general readership, both Pākehā and Māori, while contributing to scholarly arguments around indigenous responses to global war.’ — Rowan Light, Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland