Te Hau Kāinga: The Māori Home Front During The Second World War.

Abstract

Situated far from the intensive fighting that consumed the European Theatre and later the Pacific Theatre, the focus of New Zealand’s contribution to the Second World War is often chronicled by historians through the lens of military units serving on battlefields overseas. While these units and their personnel have rightfully received ample scholastic and popular historical attention for their accomplishments, far less attention is paid to those who remained in New Zealand during the Second World War on the home front, particularly towards Māori.