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Letters to the editor: Māori Battalion haka heard on battlefield

OPINION: Our readers have their say.

The last soldier: Thousands expected to farewell NZ war hero

The funeral and burial services for Sir Robert 'Bom' Gillies are to take place today.

Flags to fly at half-mast to mark burial of WWII veteran Sir Robert Gillies

All government and public buildings will fly the New Zealand flag at half-mast on Tuesday.

Kingi Snelgar: The price of citizenship, lest we forget

OPINION: The Māori Battalion's sacrifices were meant to ensure better treatment back home.

Madeleine Riffaud, who fought for Paris with French Resistance during WWII, dies at 100

Riffaud was one of the last links to the French Resistance.

'We saw him as a hero': Last remaining member of Māori Battalion dies, aged 99

Sir Robert (Bom) Gillies was the last surviving member of the 28th Māori Battalion.

The Holocaust’s grandchildren are speaking now: A new generation grapples with legacy

NY Times: Three generations on, artists are making new meaning from ancestral trauma.

Iconic Rotorua business Duck Tours up for sale

Peter and Trevor Weir started Duck Tours after Christmas lunch and a few beers in 2002.

Nobel peace prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group

'It is a realisation towards nuclear abolition and lasting peace,' said a member.