Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E! Maori in the First World War

The newly released book Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E! Maori in the First World War explores the impact of the war on New Zealand society. From a population of 50,000, more than 2200 Māori served in the First World War; more than 330 of them died.

In this presentation you will hear some of their stories, told in detail for the first time in this book. Dr. Soutar is a senior historian with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and was the World War One Historian-in-Residence at the Auckland War Memorial Museum He has worked widely with iwi and Māori communities.

Currently he is leading a digital project on Treaty of Waitangi Settlements in New Zealand.
Light refreshments from 5.30pm.
Presentation from 6pm.