"A large gathering of relatives and friends of the late Mr Raha Nopera met at the Porirua Pa last Sunday to pay their last respects to his memory. The deceased was a Maori veteran of the Great War, having fought and been wounded on Gallipoli. When the call for Home Guard recruits came the late Mr. Nopera was among the earliest to enlist and joined the Titahi Bay mounted unit. The funeral took place on Sunday in the Maori Cemetery. The Titalii Bay unit provided a firing party and pall-bearers under Platoon Commander Thornton. Members of the Titahi Bay platoon, the mounted unit, and the Returned Soldiers' Association followed the cortege to the cemetery after a short service in the pa conducted by Mr George Katene. At the graveside Corporal Melville read the funeral service. Bugler F. Martin sounded the Last Post and the Reveille."
REF: Wellington Evening Post of 17 September 1941