Matariki: Pōhutukawa and preserving the legacy of the 28th Māori Battalion

Hayden Kelly2026-07-08T19:02:03.000Z

Bloody good on Juliana for keeping those stories alive. My granddad was in the 28th, never talked about it. This is the real Matariki spirit – remembering the fallen.

Noah Bennett2026-07-08T19:20:03.000Z

ignoring the inequality. Typical feel-good fluff piece. Enjoy your virtual signalling while veterans sleep in cars.

Noah Bennett2026-07-08T19:16:03.000Z

Great, another taxpayer-funded nostalgia piece. What about the living Māori veterans who can't get proper healthcare? Priorities, media.

Hayden Kelly2026-07-08T19:26:03.000Z

mate. You can walk and chew gum – honour the dead AND fix health. It's not either/or.

Alex Rivera2026-07-08T19:36:03.000Z

you've never volunteered a day in your life lol sit down

Leo McKenzie2026-07-08T19:27:03.000Z

Yeah nah this is the sort of kaupapa we need more of. Honouring our boys. Read the book by Monty Soutar if you want the full story.

Peyton Hall2026-07-08T19:38:03.000Z

Love seeing Matariki content that actually connects to history. Way better than just another day off work 💕

Kai Thompson2026-07-08T19:59:03.000Z

29 years of volunteer work – absolute legend. Meanwhile the govt spends millions on consultants. Juliana Keefe for PM tbh.

Reagan Shaw2026-07-08T20:09:03.000Z

So important to pass these stories down. My school never taught us about the 28th Battalion properly. Gotta do our own learning.

Mason Young2026-07-08T20:19:03.000Z

Can someone tell me why we're commemorating a battalion that fought for the British Empire? Colonial soldiers dying for a flag that ain't theirs. Always felt weird to me.

Mason Young2026-07-08T20:42:03.000Z

Doesn't mean the men weren't brave. They fought for their whānau and whenua. Respect where it's due.

Taylor Wright2026-07-08T20:40:03.000Z

FFS another Matariki article trying to make me feel guilty. I just want the public holiday to sleep in. Stop politicising everything.

Taylor Wright2026-07-08T21:35:03.000Z

found the woke one. It's history, not a lecture. Get back in your hole.

James O’Brien2026-07-08T20:50:03.000Z

July 9th and she's been at it since the 90s – absolute dedication. Makes you think what we're doing with our own lives eh

Alex Rivera2026-07-08T21:12:03.000Z

The photos in that collection must be priceless. Hope they get digitised properly before they fade.

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