"Ake Ake Kia Kaha" - Pineamine Taiapa - WW2/ANZACs - Māori Battalion - Signed Magazine of H.M. Transport No. 25 - Ceylon 1941

"Ake Ake Kia Kaha"

-With cover design by Pineamine Taiapa

-Signed Magazine of H.M. Transport No. 25

-Published in Colombo, Ceylon (by the Times of Ceylon Company) - 1941

-Fragile magazine with soft covers. Stains (note this saw active service) which can be significant and some damage to soft cover spine.

-Complete 48 pages.

-One and a half pages of signatures on page 48 and the inner back cover.

This rare survivor from the second world war is signed by the soldiers on H.M.Transport No.25, which included Māori reinforcements for the 28th Māori Battalion. The strong Māori influence on this ship's magazine (and thus the troops of the ship) can be seen by the cover, which was designed by Pineamine Taiapa, and articles on "The revival of the Haka". Not all magazines of the era contained such clear Māori influence, so this is an excellent example of the resurgence of Māori culture which continues to this day.