Māori women and the armed forces in WWII

<p></p> <p>Angela Wanhalla (Kāi Tahu), is an associate professor in the History Programme, University of Otago. She teaches and writes about New Zealand history and is currently involved in a collaborative research project on the histories and legacies of the <a href='https://www.maorihomefront.nz/'>Māori home front</a> during the Second World War.</p> <p>In this Public History Talk Angela Wanhalla looks at the recruitment of Māori women into the auxiliary services, why they joined, and how their wartime service impacted on their post-war lives.</p> <p class="p1">These monthly Public History Talks are a collaboration between the <a href='https://natlib.govt.nz/'>National Library of New Zealand</a> and the <a href='https://mch.govt.nz/'>Ministry for Culture and Heritage</a>.</p> <p class="p2">Recorded live at the National Library of New Zealand, 2 September 2020.</p> <p> </p>