| Weekly Review No 88 (1943) Obituary the Hon P.K Paikea: At Otamatea, the Labour MP for Northern Maori, the Hon P.K Paikea is buried after a week-long tangi. The Maori leader was prominent in the Ratana movement and was one of the MPs who pushed for the formation of the Maori Battalion. In Prime Minister Peter Fraser's cabinet, he became Minister in charge of the Maori war effort. 01.30 Education, Young Weavers: Wellington school pupils practice weaving on a small hand loom as part of their craft classes and produce scarfs.. 02.15 Solomon Islanders come to work on Guadalcanal to help the Allies defend their homeland from the Japanese invaders. British and New Zealand soldiers examine a captured Japanese revolver. The Fijian scouts present kava to their New Zealand officers to celebrate successful missions in the last month. The "fighting Fijians" scouts go out on a demonstration patrol. Duration 04.46 |
