risks being overlooked - kaumātua
The national day of commemoration for the New Zealand Wars was marked this morning, but there are concerns it passed many by unnoticed.
A ceremony was held in Waikato at the site of the battle for Ooraakau Pā, to remember those who fought and fell in the wars and their ongoing effects.
Watch: RNZ's NZ Wars series
Ooraakau is where the Crown besieged a fortified pā near Kihikihi in March 1864, after more than 1400 troops were deployed to chase Rewi Maniapoto and suppress the Kiingitanga.
Link to article: NZ Wars commemoration risks being overlooked - kaumātua (msn.com)
