Communities relied on women like Lena Ruru (1902-1977, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki) during the war.

Somewhere in Frankton was a baled haystack that was the subject of several newspaper stories about “alleged immoral behaviour” in April 1944.

Rīpeka Huingariri Atawhai Wilcox’s (Ngā Puhi) correspondence, held at the Methodist Church Archives in Christchurch, reveal a valuable personal account of wider wartime experiences and the day-to-day adjustments to life...

After Japan attacked Pearl Harbour on 7 December 1941, and moved its forces into South East Asia and the Pacific, New Zealand faced two enemies.

It is impossible to comprehend the Māori war effort at home during the Second World War without reference to ongoing actions for historical redress and justice.

Churches are cultural and social spaces as much as they are spiritual ones, and Māori have generally felt more comfortable in congregations where their tikanga, reo and identity have been...

When “missionaries” are mentioned, many New Zealanders would automatically think of New Zealand before the Treaty of Waitangi, or perhaps of later missions in Africa and other foreign places.

The regulations for industrial conscription, often called ‘manpowering’, were introduced in early 1942.

As in a number of faiths active among Māori during the Second World War, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints faced challenges through the war, but nevertheless tried...

  The summer scholarship students have been one of the most rewarding aspects of the wider Te Hau Kāinga project.