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She may be best known for her resistance to the conscription of the Maori for military service during WW One. She also was personally involved in the hiding of Maori conscripts from the New Zealand government.

The Princess also was active in her support of orphaned children and a leader in providing agrarian reforms in an effort to make the Maori self-sufficient.

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