The Maori Battalion, German POW camps & Maori Songs with descendent: Zandria Taare

Recorded in Gisborne, New Zealand in the C Company Memorial House featuring an interview with a descendent of the Maori Battalion. The Maori Battalion served in both World War I & II, they were famously feared in battle and consisted entirely of volunteers as the "Price of Citizenship" to their country. Mandela interviews Zandria Taare, who tells us the story of her famous grand father who spent four years in a POW camp in Germany, the son of the man on New Zealand's $50 note. Zandria will also speak about how the Maori are trying to protect the foreshore and seabed from oil companies as well as how Missionaries have affected the art & culture to this day. Zandria will also share Maori songs and language tips.​ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.