Māori Battalion solders returning from WWII onboard the ship Dominion Monarch.

Maori Battalion Returns (Weekly Review 232) - Short Film | NZ On Screen
This post war newsreel features footage of Māori Battalion solders returning from WWII onboard the ship Dominion Monarch, into Wellington Harbour. The soldiers are greeted with a huge pōwhiri and ensuing hākari at Aotea Quay where the kaimoana and pia flow freely. The reel then follows the regional celebrations of men returning home in Kuku and Ngaruawahia. The narrator soberly recalls the casualty rate of the Māori Battalion (five men in seven). This footage features in the documentary, Maori Battalion - March to Victory.

 

Nice find. My Father witnessed the Maori battalion of the 2nd New Zealand Division, attack and capture the hill of Takrouna, in broad Daylight, April 22nd 1943. He reckoned it was one of the bravest feats ever carried out. That and the fact it saved 5th Camerons from having to attack the place.