Te Waiata ‘Kiwi Weka’—More Than Just a Song To Me
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26686/jnzs.iNS35.8119Abstract
With Japan and America entering World War Two late, New Zealand became a US staging post with thousands of their military personnel stationed in various locations, mainly in the North Island. This essay explores a particular waiata, Kiwi Weka, allowing readers a glimpse into the Maaori world in the Waikato during World War Two. In doing so, it reveals relationships between Maaori and overseas servicemen, the economic and social circumstances of the times and the ongoing influence on Waikato Maaori into the 1960s through to today.
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2023-02-15
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