Hauraki Regiment 1990s

Reference NumberPhoto 13-1019DescriptionACKNOWLEDGEMENT HAURAKI REGIMENT. JNCO Course. Course Manager Daryl Eru. Noted with file "The ceremonial sashes traditionally worn by senior non commissioned officers of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment were altered in December 1993 to include a mokowaewae motif, a Māori Warriors thigh tattoo denoting speed and agility. The then C.G.S. Major General A.L. Birks CB OBE - approached the Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua for suitable designs. The mokowaewae motif was designed by a Hauraki Sergeant Tapa Nicholson whose civilian trade is Master Carver with the Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua".

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