As Good As His Ancestors The young Maori of today makes as good a soldier as his ancestors ever did. He is aggressive and enterprising and generally settles well into the disciplined, ordered existence of military life. There are no exclusively Maori units in the New Zealand forces and officers regard this for the best. They say a mixed unit is better than an all-Pakeha (or all-Maori) unit. The Maoris contribute dash, elan and robust good humour. The Pakeha soldier is more phlegmatic and often more consistent in his approach to training. Race relations are excellent. For both groups it is generally their first experience of working and living with one another in large numbers and in conditions of very close proximity. Maori clubs formed for social and cultural purposes often attract Pakeha membership, and friendships begun in barracks and training fields are fostered and cemented.
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Te Ao Hou, March 1964, Page 41
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