Affectionately known as Tā Bom or Koro Bom, the 99-year-old’s nehu (funeral service) at Te Papaiouru Marae today was an ...

Hundreds of Te Arawa whānau and relatives of men who fought with Sir Robert “Bom” Gillies in Italy arrived at Te Papaiouru ...

Sir Robert (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Kahungunu), who was known as Tā Bom, served with the 28 (Maori) Battalion during the Second ...