Māori culture is highly valued in the NZ Defence Force and aspects of Māori culture are used in many of the NZ Defence Force’s daily routines.Ī number of events are taking place within NZ Defence Force to celebrate Matariki and Māori Language Week, including an exhibition of Māori woodwind instruments, and te reo Māori and Māori studies course expos.Ī Māori food buffet at Defence Headquarters will mark the end of Māori Language Week, however the continued use of te reo Māori is encouraged. “As we look forward to the RSA’s centennial next year, it’s vital that we stay responsive to the needs of our new veterans and current service personnel.”Īpproval was given for the revision in June this year, and the revised ode was first used officially at the commemoration to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Korean War Armistice at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park on 25 June 2015.Īround 15 per cent of NZ Defence Force Regular Force personnel identify as Māori, and the use of Māori language, and practising of Māori culture, is encouraged. The Ode is important to those who have served and the change ensures its relevance at remembrance services into the future.” Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association President, BJ Clark, said, “The RSA supports all former and current service personnel and their families, irrespective of gender. “The contribution female personnel have made, and continue to make, in the NZ Defence Force is equally as valuable as that of their male counterparts, and this change to the Ode of Remembrance allows us to acknowledge and remember their service and sacrifice,” Lieutenant General Keating said. “Today women continue to serve on major operations, and as of January 2000, women have been able to serve on the same basis as men with respect to combat roles. “Women have served, and in some cases made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, in major wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations New Zealand has been involved in since World War One,” Lieutenant General Keating said. Replacing this with ‘Kaumātuatia’, meaning ‘to grow old’, and in most iwi referring to both males and females growing old, allows female service personnel to be recognised and acknowledged in the same way as male personnel.Ĭhief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Tim Keating said the NZ Defence Force sought the revision to ensure that the service of all those who have served New Zealand, and in some cases lost their lives for our country, is fully recognised, whether they be male or female. Translated into English this line reads “They shall grow not old”, however the definition of the word ‘Koroheketia’, is ‘grow to be an old man’, with the word ‘Koro’, being male specific. The Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association (RNZRSA) has officially approved a change to the first line of the Ode of Remembrance in Māori, from “E kore rātou e koroheketia”, to “E kore rātou e kaumātuatia”. The service and sacrifice of New Zealand’s male and female military personnel is now being acknowledged at commemorative events after the Māori version of the Ode of Remembrance was changed. Rather, you should direct members of other groups to Jubilate so they can buy their own licenced copy of the score.Share the post "Māori version of the Ode of Remembrance changed" You may not pass copies of the score (in printed or electronic format) to other groups. You may only make copies of the score for, and re-distribute the copies to, members of the group for which it was purchased, whether a church, choir or other group.You may email copies of the score to members of your music group, or put them on a private shared resource website, but only within your organisation.
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