Carkeek, R. Home little Māori home: a memoir of the Māori Contingent, 1914-1916
Diary of author’s experiences in Egypt, Malta, Gallipoli and France.
Cowan, J. The Maoris in the Great War: a history of the New Zealand native contingent and pioneer battalion, Gallipoli, 1915, France and Flanders, 1916-1918
Read an online edition of this book at NZETC
- Ch.1-2: recruiting and organising Māori contingent;
- Ch. 3-5: Gallipoli;
- Ch. 6: formation of Māori Pioneer Battalion;
- Ch. 7-18: Western Front Messines, Flanders, Passchendaele, Le Quesnoy.
- Ch. 11: Cook Islanders in the field.
- Appendices: Māori roll of honour, pp. 162-9; list of those who have died since discharge, p. 170; list of those who died in training, p. 171; deaths among Rarotongan contingent, p. 171. Decorations and awards, pp. 172-4
New Zealand’s great war: New Zealand, the Allies and the First World War, edited by John Crawford and Ian McGibbon, 2007
A collection of essays on various aspects of New Zealand’s involvement in the war, at home and abroad, including Ch. 5: Te Hokowhitu-a-Tu, by M. Soutar.
He Rau Mahara: To Remember the Journey of Our Ngāi Tahu Soldiers : From the Pā to the Battlefields of the Great War
Featuring photographs and profiles of Ngāi Tahu soldiers, produced by Whakapapa Ngāi Tahu.
Pointer, M. My heart is crying a little: Niue Island involvement in the Great War, 1914-1918
150 Niue Islanders served with the New Zealand Māori contingent in Egypt and France. Book published in English and Niuean. Roll call: pp. 156-161; shipping lists: pp. 170-176.
Pugsley, C. Te Hokowhitu a Tu: the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War
Includes discussion of Gallipoli, France and the Somme. Nominal rolls, pp. 85-130; roll of honour, pp. 131-140; honours and awards, pp. 141-2.
Soutar, Monty Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War
Includes over 300 images, many from family collections and not published before.
Weddell, Howard Soldiers From the Pacific: the Story of Pacific Island Soldiers in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War One
Websites
He Rau Mahara: To remember the journey of our Ngāi Tahu soldiers. From the pā to the battlefields of the Great War.
First World War service personnel Canterbury Stories
Explore the lives of soldiers, sailors, pilots, and nurses with connections to Christchurch who served in the First World War.
Pacific Islanders in NZEF
Information on the main indigenous Pacific contribution to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force from New Zealand History Online.
Māori Units of the NZEF
Information from New Zealand History Online.
Māori and the First World War
Information from New Zealand History Online on the Māori reaction to World War One.