<p>‘The war caused revolutionary changes at all levels: it proved to be a
stimulus for the Māori leadership at home as well as laying the basis for new
developments in the following years. This book provides a lens for
understanding the years both before and after the war.’ — Dame Claudia
Orange</p>

<p>‘The depth and detail presented here affords
a greater understanding of the critical roles and significant contributions of Māori
that previously have not been explained and accounted for, or have not been
recorded in such detail. There is a great need to supply information on the
Second World War from a Māori perspective, and this fills a void that has been
wanting and waiting for rich and detailed contributions.’ — Professor
Tangiwai Rewi, Dean of Māori and Indigenous Studies, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
– University of Waikato</p>



<p>‘Sir Apirana Ngata spoke of Māori contribution to the war effort as the
price of citizenship; it is a price which should not have had to be paid, and
this book reminds us what a huge opportunity for Māori self-determination was
destroyed by the power structure at war’s end.’ — Jim
McAloon, Professor of History, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of
Wellington</p><p></p><p>‘This is not simply a story of Māori during the war. Two themes stood out
for me: first, the enormous cost carried by Māori during the war and its impact
on communities, whenua and moana. Second, Māori sacrifice – both in terms of
human life and hardship – are alongside stories of creative survival in the
face of the long-term effects of colonisation. Te Hau Kāinga will attract a general readership, both
Pākehā and Māori, while contributing to scholarly arguments around indigenous
responses to global war.’ — Rowan Light, Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland</p>