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Weekly Review No. 232: Maori Battalion Returns

Name: Weekly Review No. 232: Maori Battalion Returns
Director: Russell Reid
Released: 1946-12-31T00:00:00.000000Z
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Rex Walden

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Overview

The men of the The 28th (Māori) Battalion are seen returning to Wellington Harbour from WWII aboard the ship Dominion Monarch after their time spent serving in WW2. Their families wait to greet them with pōwhiri and hākari, whilst those men never to return are also remembered.