Michael Romanos, who conducted a 11-hour interview with Nepia in 1985, noted that Nepia took two years to write "I, George Nepia" which was published in 1963. On his return, Isaac King will will rest at the family home in Pukekohe for three days before a funeral service at the local RSA. Start with yourself and we’ll build your family tree together. Graham Grigg will be finally laid to rest in Paraparaumu. He was the oldest son of rugby icon George Nepia, who was one of the Invincibles that toured Britain in 1924-25. I koneki i whakatōngia te kākano o tana toa ki te rutu tangata. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.htm, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Photo: Supplied / NZDF. In an about-turn, the government has promised to bring home the bodies of soldiers who were buried in Southeast Asia. The home side featured legendary New Zealand rugby names like George Nepia and Cliff Porter, who can be seen in the photo above. He was educated at the Māori Agricultural College in Hastings and later worked as a famer in Rangitukia and went on to refrigeration assembly work in Masterton. Honour and remember New Zealand's servicemen and women. Nepia was one of the stars of the tour. Nō te pērātanga, e rua ngā pureitanga a Nēpia mō te tīma o Te Tai Rāwhiti. The process to return the remains of 28 defence personnel and one child from cemeteries in Malaysia and Singapore to this country will begin next week. ", She said she could not have done anything: "He signed his papers so I saw that and to me it happened but it would have been nice if they had brought him home.". 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Collections Online. [5], In 1947 the New Zealand rugby union held an amnesty allowing former league players to return to rugby union. We encourage you to research and examine these records to determine their accuracy. Heoi anō ko tā te kōrero, nā ngā mahi āwhina anō a Apirana Ngata rāua ko tōna hoa wahine i tutuki ai tā rāua i kōingo ai, ā, e ai ki a Nēpia, mārena ana ngā tokorua nei i Tikitiki i te 6 o Mei 1926. Nepia was born in Wairoa in Hawkes Bay. I whānau a Hōri (George) Nēpia i Te Wairoa ki Te Matau-a-Māui (Hawke's Bay); ko Ngāti Rākaipaaka ki Nūhaka me Te Māhia tōna iwi. Nō tana hokinga mai ki Aotearoa i te tau 1937, ka whakauru ia ki te tīma o Manukau tākaro rīki ai. E ono tekau ma wha tau e tāria ana kia hoki atu a George Nepia ki te kainga. Arapeta Awatere (left) and George Nepia. This biography, written by Robin C. McConnell, was first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 1998. Wellington: Dept. Nepia became a legendary rugby player and played for the All Blacks in 1924-25, 1929, 1930 and 1935. Because rugby union was a strictly amateur game at the time, Nepia was cast out from rugby union. Wellington, N.Z. Tu Tangata 32 (Oct./Nov. (1956). "Something happened in the defence force and they realised that this is wrong and we should have brought these men back and you know, better late than never. George Nepia, Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, Mrs M. Nepia (wife), Mititai, Northland, New Zealand. Nō te tau o muri mai, ka tapaina tā rāua tamāhine kotahi ko Kiwi Rauponga, arā, te īngoa mō te tohu rauponga mō te tākaro whutupaoro i Aotearoa. I tana haerenga atu ki te kura, i runga i te whakahauhau kē a Eru Tengaio me ētahi atu, i reira tonu ka mahue i a rātau ko ōna hoa te tereina, haere kē ana rātau ki te Kāreti Ahu Whenua Māori (Māori Agricultural College) whaka-te-tonga o te tāone o Heretaunga (Hastings). "This was not about ourselves, this was about the responsibility of doing our duty to our parent to get his sibling home.". The first to return were three men who served in the Pacific. Lance Corporal Percy Brown Iwihora will be buried on Taupiri Mountain in Waikato. Wini ana i a rātau ā rātau kēmu katoa, ā, nō muri i karangatia te tīma nei ko ngā kaitū tonu (Invincibles). Ka tae nei ki te tau 1981, ka heke a Nēpia ki Ruatōria noho ai, i te taha o tana tama, o Winitana (Winston). Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Kāti, kia wātea ai te tūnga topatahi mō te irāmutu a te kaikōwhiri, meinga kētia ana a Nēpia hei whurupēke. He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. Watch the George Nepia,All Black Hall of fame video. Te Iwi o Aotearoa 27 (Nov. 1989): 20. It was updated in October, 2013. George Nepia was born in Nuhaka, and raised in Wairoa and Nuhaka. After finishing primary school in Nuhaka, Nepia was to attend Te Aute College but went to the nearby Maori Agricultural College instead. [4] During July and August 1937 Nepia traveled to the South Island, representing both Hornby and Canterbury. In 1926, Nepia married Huinga Kohere. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/4n6/nepia-george (accessed 4 November 2020). "Nepia Was The Supreme NZ Whizz-Kid: Rugby Great Reveals His True Age." : Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. "He was the life of the party and the family and apparently the heir apparent in terms of rugby and the All Blacks and all that sort of thing. Sergeant Nepia's nephew, also called George said the whānau tried many times over the years to get his uncle home, but had no luck. His family remained in New Zealand. E noho mātakitaki ana a Nēpia i te kēmu whutupaoro i waenganui i te tīma toa o Āwherika ki te Tonga me te tīma Māori o Aotearoa i Ahuriri (Napier) i Hepetema o te tau 1921, ka whakamīharo rawa atu ia ki te pai o te whurupēke tino toa rā, o Gerhard Morkel. Nō te hohoutanga o te rongo i te tau 1947, whakamutua ana te aukati o te hunga tākaro rīki ki te purei rakapī uniana. 1986): n.p. The first official national Māori rugby team was selected in 1910 prior to George Nepia playing for the All Blacks. Start a free family tree online and we’ll do the searching for you. Nepia later transferred to Halifax. A defence force team, including bioarchaeologists and forensic anthropologists from New Zealand universities and New Zealand Defence Force odontologists have been working in Malaysia and Singapore identifying the remains. I taua whakataetae nei anō, noho ake ana ko Nēpia te tangata tino pakeke rawa atu o Aotearoa ki te purei whutupaoro wāhanga matua. Honour and remember New Zealand's servicemen and women. He here motuhake i runga i ngā mea katoa ehara i te tuhinga. 'Nēpia, George', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998, updated October, 2013. Between 1899 and 1955 service personnel who died overseas had to be buried near where they died. [2] Historian Philippa Mein Smith described him as "New Zealand rugby's first superstar".[3]. He was of that calibre of a player as well.". Pukumahi ana a Nēpia ki te tapahi i ngā kōti i runga i te whenua, miraka ake hoki i ngā kau nā tana pāpā i hoatu mā rāua. He mea whakamāori nā Ngā Tangata Taumata Rau. In 2004 he was selected as number 65 by the panel of the New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers television show. Mateoho tonu nei tana titiro whakamuri ki te wā i a ia e tākaro whutupaoro ana, ā, i te ahiahi ka noho ki te kai i ngā kai o tana pereti kī tonu pea i te īnanga, i te hēki pārera, i te parāoa Māori rānei. Tu Tangata 27 (1985/86): 34-40. I a rātau e rere atu ana ki Ingarangi mā runga kaipuke, ka tīmata te āwangawanga o Nēpia ki tōna kaha ki te purei. Ka haere te tīma Māori o Aotearoa ki Wēra i te tau 1982, haere anō hoki a Nēpia. Ngāti Porou is a Māori iwi traditionally located in the East Cape and Gisborne regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Until now, the 28 servicemen and the child have been resting in three cemeteries in Malaysia, Terendak Military Cemetery, Taiping Christian Cemetery and Cheras War Cemetery and one in Singapore, Kranji War Cemetery. Ko George Nepia tētahi o ngā ika a whiro rua tekau mā whitu I whakahokia mai I Mareia i Singapore hoki, ā, I tēnei rā I kawe atu tona whanau I ana kōiwi ki tōna wā kainga ki Rangitukia. His widow, Polly King had two young children at the time and one more on the way. Twenty-eight defence force personnel, who died while serving in Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam and were buried overseas have been exhumed and will be returned to their families at a ramp ceremony at Auckland Airport on Tuesday, 21 August. Great Players, Great Leaders. Between 1955 and 1971 they could be brought home but families had to pay. Photo: Supplied. Nā tana mōhio ki te hēmanawa o tana kuia ki te tiaki i a ia, ko tana hokinga atu tēnā ki te taha o tōna pāpā, haere ai ki te Kura Māori o Nūhaka. His nephew, Vincent Hapi and niece Girlie Iwihora have been fully involved in the campaign to repatriate all of those who died serving overseas between 1955 and 1971. Cody, J. Nuku atu te hiahia o Huinga kia noho hoa kanikani noa rāua ko Nēpia, ēngari he warea kē nō tōna whānau ki te whakataumau i a ia ki ētahi kē, kotahi tau ia e tatari ana, e konau ana, kātahi anō rāua ka moe. Ko ētahi o ōna hoa rongonui o taua tīma ko Jimmy Mill rāua ko Lui Paewai. Mahue ake ana, ko Kiwi rāua ko Te Ōmanga, ko Winitana. As the team did not lose any matches, they came to be known as The Invincibles. "It just seemed final that Graham was dead and buried in Malaysia and that was it.". Digital copy. Walker, Nikki. Before going to Malaysia, he had served in Korea. Nepia played a first-class match in 1950 against a Poverty Bay side captained by his eldest son (also called George). ", Vincent Hapi and Girlie Iwihora. The 28 servicemen and one child will be flown from Malaysia on an chartered Air New Zealand Boeing 787 following a farewell ceremony at Kuala Lumpur international Airport on Monday, 20 August. Mr Nepia said the fact his uncle was coming home after many years was some consolation for the family. Tu Tangata 27 (1985/1986): 34-40. Nō rāua te mārena tuatahi ki roto ki te whare karakia whakairo hou i Tikitiki. He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. Hau ana te rongo o Nēpia mō te kaha ōna ki te rutu i te tangata, mō te hopu me te kiki mārika i te paoro, kaupare atu hoki i ngā kōkirikiri mai o tērā taha. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland. © Manatārua Karauna. Nepia was a fine full-back, with a safe pair of hands, a strong kicking game and a fierce tackle. Ko tōna kaiako pono i te Kāreti ko Erwin Moser, he Merikana, ā, nāna i āwhina i āna utu ki te Kāreti, whakaako hoki i a Nēpia ki te tākaro whutupaoro. By George Nepia and Terry McLean. There have been other great players and leaders produced by the iwi … Ko tētahi o āna mahi anō i ngā tau o muri mai he mahi i tētahi wheketere i Whakaoriori (Masterton).

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