The Maori (Pioneer) Battalion was one of only three New Zealand Expeditionary Force formations – and the only battalion – to return from the First World War as a complete unit.
Pioneer Battalion
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Māori and the First World War
Māori reactions to serving in the First World War largely reflected iwi experiences of British actions in the 19th century. Read the full article
Page 1 - Māori and the First World War
Māori reactions to serving in the First World War largely reflected iwi experiences of British actions in the 19th
Pacific Islanders in the NZEF
Cook Islanders, Niueans, Fijians and Gilbert Islanders all took their place in the ranks of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the First World War. As well as the dangers of war, Pacific soldiers faced language difficulties, an unfamiliar army diet and European diseases. Read the full article
Page 2 - Niueans and Cook Islanders
Information about Niuean and Cook Island soldiers who were part of the 3rd Maori Contingent in
Page 3 - The Rarotongan Company
Information on the New Zealand Rarotongan Company, which served in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns
Māori in the NZEF
More than 2000 Maori served in the Māori Contingent and Pioneer Battalion during the First World War Read the full article
Page 1 - Maori Units of the NZEF
More than 2000 Maori served in the Māori Contingent and Pioneer Battalion during the First World
Page 3 - Pioneer Battalion
In early 1916 the Maori Contingent ceased to exist and was replaced by the New Zealand Pioneer
Page 4 - On the Western Front
The New Zealand Pioneer Battalion arrived in France in April 1916. It was the first unit of the New Zealand Division to move onto the bloody battlefield of the
Page 5 - Further information
Further information about Māori in the First World
NZ Railways at war
The railway system and its workforce was one of the most valuable assets available to the New Zealand state to support the national effort during the First World War Read the full article
Page 4 - Railwaymen in the NZEF
More than 5000 permanent NZR employees served overseas during the war, about 40% of the 1914
Māori and Pacific units
Māori and Pacific troops served mainly as non-combatants at Gallipoli, the Western Front and in Sinai-Palestine during the First World War. Read the full article
Page 2 - Māori units
Formation and organisation of the Maori Contingent and Pioneer Battalion during the First World
Main image: 3rd Maori Reinforcements depart from New Zealand
The 3rd Maori Reinforcements embark at Queen's Wharf in Auckland for the voyage to Suez, February 1916.
