Support from home
The government had little supplies to continually support the troops in South Africa therefore relying heavily on public fundraising to ensure that New Zealand troops had enough supplies. Many women in New Zealand took it upon themselves to fundraise for the war, they promoted the war through sales of button,ribbons,clothes and toiletries to aid troops. They also organised large galas to entertain members of the public with concerts,ballets and scenes from various plays in order to gain donations to aid the men in food,artillery and medicine which were always needed in large amounts as many soldiers had to use their own pay in order to buy sufficient food during the war.
Many communities also helped fundraise for men to be sent over to fight as in the early stages men had to pay their own way which many could not afford, this brought the communities of an already close knit society even closer bound by the desire to support not only their empire but their sons,husbands and brothers who were serving.
Many communities also helped fundraise for men to be sent over to fight as in the early stages men had to pay their own way which many could not afford, this brought the communities of an already close knit society even closer bound by the desire to support not only their empire but their sons,husbands and brothers who were serving.
Maori citizens were large contributors to fundraising efforts women of Ngapuhi in Whangarei formed a group of volunteers who were heavily involved in fundraising for troops but also looking after members of the community who were ill and soldiers who came home throughout the war due to injury.
Maori men were also heavily involved in fundraising as they were forbidden from enlisting in the war, Maori were willing to fight in the Boer war under the Empire Seddon continually pushed for the Maori to be deployed stating that they were “as good as an Boers who ever pulled a trigger” and stating that under the terms of The Treaty of Waitangi Maori were equal citizens of New Zealand and had the same rights to participate as any white man, although continually denied many Maori were able to enlist under english names in the latter parts of the war.