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My two -older sisters have never flown. - -6 -00:00:33.800 --> 00:00:35.800 -I wanna come with you. - -7 -00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:37.680 -You know Daddy'll be -there waiting for you, eh. - -8 -00:00:37.720 --> 00:00:39.720 -Give us a kiss. Eh? - -9 -00:00:47.720 --> 00:00:55.600 -Willie's journey to Government House -will take only 15 minutes, but it's -a day three years in the making. - -10 -00:00:55.640 --> 00:01:03.000 -The unit, at the time, raised a -recommendation and arrived at the -Chief of Defence Force's office. - -11 -00:01:03.040 --> 00:01:09.640 -The recommendation went to the -offices of the Prime Minister, -where previous awards were compared. - -12 -00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:12.680 -It was then pushed further, -to Buckingham Palace. - -13 -00:01:12.720 --> 00:01:19.080 -Dates, events and actions were -rigorously checked, double-checked -and checked again. - -14 -00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:25.160 -As such, they then recommended to -the Queen that maybe Willie should -be considered for a Victoria Cross. - -15 -00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:32.720 -In 1857, Queen Victoria awarded the -first Victoria Cross. Today, Willie -will receive a bronze medal cast - -16 -00:01:32.760 --> 00:01:36.640 -from the same cannon metal -dating back to the Crimean War. - -17 -00:01:36.680 --> 00:01:38.560 -Good luck, mate. -Thank you, sir. - -18 -00:01:38.600 --> 00:01:42.840 -It's all sort of -coming home to roost? -Yep. I'm there. - -19 -00:01:42.880 --> 00:01:47.760 -< Make no apologies, but... -(LAUGHS) Nah, it's no worries. - -20 -00:01:48.160 --> 00:01:50.640 -While other distinguished -guests arrive, - -21 -00:01:50.680 --> 00:01:57.600 -Willie catches up with other -personnel who will be decorated -for their acts of bravery. - -22 -00:01:57.640 --> 00:02:03.320 -We know what happened that day, and -no words really have to be spoken. - -23 -00:02:03.560 --> 00:02:08.840 -Good to see you, mate. How's -everything been? Are you managing? - -24 -00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:08.960 -Yeah. Managing, mate. - -25 -00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:14.600 -I thought you did a great job on TV. -I mean, it would have been bloody -shit... - -26 -00:02:14.640 --> 00:02:17.240 -I was in Australia and I saw him. - -27 -00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:20.000 -They had to tell you to shut up (!) -(LAUGHS) - -28 -00:02:20.320 --> 00:02:23.440 -Here you go, Daddy's -gonna put you down now, OK? - -29 -00:02:23.480 --> 00:02:26.880 -Yeah. -Cos you're heavy. You're a big boy. - -30 -00:02:26.880 --> 00:02:29.680 -I'm not a big boy. I'm a little boy. - -31 -00:02:29.960 --> 00:02:37.000 -Among those keen to greet Willie is -a former All Black captain and the -chief of the NZ Army. - -32 -00:02:37.040 --> 00:02:40.920 -Meanwhile, his mother -chats to a familiar face. - -33 -00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:48.560 -Usually when you come to Parliament, -no one's there and it's about -2 o'clock in the morning. - -34 -00:02:44.440 --> 00:02:46.440 -(LAUGHS) - -35 -00:02:46.840 --> 00:02:54.920 -As the press arrive at Government -House, a very private ceremony is -already taking place inside. - -36 -00:02:55.200 --> 00:03:01.920 -Ladies and gentlemen, Their -Excellencies the Honourable Anand -Satyanand and Mrs Susan Satyanand. - -37 -00:03:01.960 --> 00:03:05.360 -Three other medals are to be -awarded for acts of gallantry. - -38 -00:03:05.400 --> 00:03:10.880 -Each of you has, as members of the -1st NZ Special Air Service Group, - -39 -00:03:12.880 --> 00:03:17.280 -rendered distinguished -service to our country, NZ. - -40 -00:03:17.760 --> 00:03:21.800 -Quite often, a lot of our work is -not acknowledged, and nor should it -be. - -41 -00:03:21.840 --> 00:03:27.360 -But in this particular instance, -these individuals, representative -of the SAS group, - -42 -00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:33.400 -were being recognised and they had -the opportunity to be in a very -dignified way. - -43 -00:03:33.440 --> 00:03:39.840 -But the celebrations of today are a -far cry from the events of three -years ago. - -44 -00:03:44.200 --> 00:03:50.200 -During a tour of Afghanistan, an -NZSAS patrol was forced to lay up -for the night - -45 -00:03:50.240 --> 00:03:54.080 -in terrain that offered -limited defensive protection. - -46 -00:03:54.120 --> 00:03:57.560 -As the crew of Corporal -Willie Apiata's vehicle slept, - -47 -00:03:57.600 --> 00:04:01.200 -a small army of insurgents lay -under the cover of darkness - -48 -00:04:01.240 --> 00:04:05.520 -with rocket-propelled -grenades and machine guns. - -49 -00:04:05.840 --> 00:04:14.840 -If something's gonna happen, it'll -always happen when you least expect -it. And, hey. That's what happened. - -50 -00:04:15.680 --> 00:04:17.680 -BOMB EXPLODES - -51 -00:04:16.880 --> 00:04:21.480 -The whole car erupted, -basically, as the first RPG hit. - -52 -00:04:22.920 --> 00:04:24.920 -BOMB EXPLODES - -53 -00:04:24.960 --> 00:04:30.480 -I woke up standing up, with my -sleeping bag around my ankles. -Blown off the bonnet. - -54 -00:04:30.520 --> 00:04:32.040 -BOMB EXPLODES - -55 -00:04:32.080 --> 00:04:38.680 -You could feel all the over-pressure -coming off it, as well, plus all the -small arms in the background. - -56 -00:04:38.720 --> 00:04:40.720 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -57 -00:04:41.880 --> 00:04:45.040 -I just crawled as low as -I could to the vehicle. - -58 -00:04:45.080 --> 00:04:47.080 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -59 -00:04:47.160 --> 00:04:51.800 -The RPGs and machine-gun rounds -ripped through the vehicle -commander's arm. - -60 -00:04:51.840 --> 00:04:57.840 -I remember him looking for the entry -and exit and looking right through. - -61 -00:04:57.880 --> 00:04:59.880 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -62 -00:05:02.440 --> 00:05:07.120 -The three of us were at the -back of the wagon, pinned down. - -63 -00:05:04.880 --> 00:05:07.160 -The whole wagon was shaking. - -64 -00:05:07.200 --> 00:05:09.960 -The bullets ripping -through the metal. - -65 -00:05:10.000 --> 00:05:11.600 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -66 -00:05:11.640 --> 00:05:15.200 -RPG rounds hitting it after -that. One after the other. - -67 -00:05:15.240 --> 00:05:16.800 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -68 -00:05:16.840 --> 00:05:18.280 -BOMB EXPLODES - -69 -00:05:18.320 --> 00:05:23.720 -I sort of lost count on how many -rockets, I suppose, hit the wagon. - -70 -00:05:24.040 --> 00:05:26.840 -I think I might have -counted about five or so. - -71 -00:05:26.880 --> 00:05:32.640 -With support nearly 100m away, -the vehicle commander was rapidly -bleeding to death. - -72 -00:05:32.680 --> 00:05:37.600 -I can remember my body going into -peripheral shutdown and I can -remember my feet... - -73 -00:05:37.640 --> 00:05:41.280 -losing feeling in my feet as -the blood drains to your core. - -74 -00:05:41.320 --> 00:05:45.880 -Imagine turning a tap or hose on, -and the water splashing on the -ground. - -75 -00:05:45.920 --> 00:05:50.360 -As the enemy approached, the -NZers faced certain death. - -76 -00:05:50.400 --> 00:05:56.600 -I don't think anyone could have come -to help us. We had to get ourselves -out. - -77 -00:06:04.200 --> 00:06:08.560 -The moment has finally arrived -for Willie to receive the -Victoria Cross. - -78 -00:06:08.600 --> 00:06:10.600 -All right. > - -79 -00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:12.720 -On your lead, my liege. - -80 -00:06:13.960 --> 00:06:15.760 -Good luck. - -81 -00:06:15.800 --> 00:06:19.400 -There are two caveats placed -on awarding the Victoria Cross. - -82 -00:06:19.440 --> 00:06:25.320 -The first is a singular brave act -or deed. Secondly, the nature of -that act must be such - -83 -00:06:25.360 --> 00:06:30.000 -that it turned the tide of the -battle that was being conducted. - -84 -00:06:30.040 --> 00:06:34.440 -I also read that you have to -have a 90% chance of dying. - -85 -00:06:38.920 --> 00:06:41.600 -PIANO PLAYS 'GOD SAVE THE QUEEN' - -86 -00:06:53.160 --> 00:06:59.720 -As Governor-General, I have the -authority and privilege on behalf -of Her Majesty the Queen > - -87 -00:06:59.760 --> 00:07:03.840 -to confer the honour of the -Victoria Cross for NZ > - -88 -00:07:05.520 --> 00:07:11.120 -on Corporal Bill Henry Apiata of -the NZ Special Air Service Group. > - -89 -00:07:12.680 --> 00:07:17.760 -You are the first person to -receive the Victoria Cross for NZ. - -90 -00:07:18.840 --> 00:07:24.440 -Corporal Bill Henry Apiata, NZ -Special Air Services, of Papakura. - -91 -00:07:27.480 --> 00:07:29.480 -Well done. - -92 -00:07:29.760 --> 00:07:34.840 -I'm very privileged to share -this special NZ moment with you. - -93 -00:07:37.760 --> 00:07:40.760 -You should wear it with great pride. - -94 -00:07:40.960 --> 00:07:44.400 -All the best to you. -Thank you, Your Excellency. - -95 -00:07:44.440 --> 00:07:45.480 -Tena koe. - -96 -00:07:45.520 --> 00:07:50.800 -When he pinned it on my chest, it -was like one of the heaviest things -I've ever carried, eh. - -97 -00:07:50.840 --> 00:07:53.320 -For such a small, small thing. - -98 -00:07:57.120 --> 00:07:59.120 -APPLAUSE - -99 -00:08:13.000 --> 00:08:15.080 -I felt very proud -that day, you know. - -100 -00:08:15.120 --> 00:08:21.320 -Things had finally sunk in by then, -and I just felt very proud for my -country. - -101 -00:08:21.360 --> 00:08:28.640 -Yeah, well, I've always been a man -of few words and I'm still trying -to get used to the press and that. - -102 -00:08:28.680 --> 00:08:32.760 -It's been a very emotional -and humbling experience today. - -103 -00:08:32.800 --> 00:08:37.800 -All the NZers out there that have -supported me and sent me all those -messages, - -104 -00:08:37.840 --> 00:08:43.760 -I'm still reading through them all -and I will read them all. They are -very heart-warming messages. - -105 -00:08:43.800 --> 00:08:46.440 -I've given up being -surprised by these guys. - -106 -00:08:46.480 --> 00:08:52.080 -Just when you think they're at the -level of their endurance or the -level of their capabilities, - -107 -00:08:52.120 --> 00:08:58.440 -they'll always come out with more, -so... In his particular instance, -he's done a fantastic job. - -108 -00:08:58.480 --> 00:09:04.920 -After a day surrounded by the -country's leaders, a proud family -gets a brief moment to themselves. - -109 -00:09:04.960 --> 00:09:06.960 -That is so precious. - -110 -00:09:07.000 --> 00:09:11.960 -Man, that's gonna be loaded by -the time you're finished... -(LAUGHS) - -111 -00:09:12.000 --> 00:09:15.120 -Hey, you're cutting the time, eh. -Yeah, no. I understand that. - -112 -00:09:15.160 --> 00:09:17.440 -You can say goodbye to them. - -113 -00:09:17.120 --> 00:09:19.120 -I love you, my brother. - -114 -00:09:20.200 --> 00:09:22.800 -Yeah, you look after yourself. - -115 -00:09:23.440 --> 00:09:25.640 -See you when you come home. - -116 -00:09:27.000 --> 00:09:29.000 -Love you. - -117 -00:09:28.200 --> 00:09:30.200 -Love you too, sis. - -118 -00:09:32.800 --> 00:09:34.800 -Cheers, boss. Thanks. - -119 -00:09:38.040 --> 00:09:44.000 -And then, at the end of the most -important day of his life, Willie -is finally alone. - -120 -00:09:44.040 --> 00:09:49.640 -I was just, like, be at peace with -myself for just those few moments. - -121 -00:09:51.280 --> 00:09:54.760 -You know, and take in -all the day's events. - -122 -00:09:55.280 --> 00:10:01.360 -Because even though it was the end -of the day, the journey wasn't over -yet. - -123 -00:10:08.800 --> 00:10:12.880 -If Corporal Willie Apiata thought -after receiving the Victoria Cross - -124 -00:10:12.920 --> 00:10:18.920 -he would quietly return to his -former life in the NZSAS, he was -mistaken. - -125 -00:10:19.000 --> 00:10:26.200 -The award brings great opportunity -and great privilege, but it also -brings tremendous responsibility. - -126 -00:10:26.240 --> 00:10:28.800 -Instead of resuming normal duties, - -127 -00:10:28.840 --> 00:10:34.080 -Willie and the Victoria Cross are -sent on a week-long publicity -road trip. - -128 -00:10:34.120 --> 00:10:39.800 -Everybody wanted to meet Willie, -wanted Willie to appear at events. - -129 -00:10:41.800 --> 00:10:47.000 -The launch pad for the tour is -Waiouru, the main training base -for the NZ Army. - -130 -00:10:47.040 --> 00:10:48.800 -Double march! Hup! Hup! - -131 -00:10:48.840 --> 00:10:52.840 -Already, the impact of Willie's -new celebrity status is apparent. - -132 -00:10:52.880 --> 00:10:58.680 -The corporal's accommodation is -upgraded to one normally reserved -for VIPs. - -133 -00:10:58.720 --> 00:11:03.840 -When the CO said, 'We're crashing at -the Homestead, I was like, 'Whoa.' - -134 -00:11:03.880 --> 00:11:09.520 -I'm a lieutenant colonel. I don't -stay at the Homestead. It's not the -place a corporal would stay. - -135 -00:11:09.560 --> 00:11:12.040 -Normally, you'd be -in the barracks there. - -136 -00:11:12.080 --> 00:11:14.080 -BOTH LAUGH - -137 -00:11:15.560 --> 00:11:22.320 -At Waiouru Military Museum, Willie -literally comes face to face with -his new-found fame. - -138 -00:11:22.360 --> 00:11:26.200 -It's been amazing, the amount -of public interest in here. - -139 -00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:31.040 -We've had a couple of panels down -there for about six months. Hardly -anyone notices. - -140 -00:11:31.080 --> 00:11:36.080 -This has been up since last week and -certainly, the interest in it's been -amazing. - -141 -00:11:36.120 --> 00:11:41.200 -All will be transferred -permanently down to the main museum. - -142 -00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:41.440 -That's the Falklands and the Gulf. - -143 -00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:45.160 -The museum is home to -NZ's Gallantry Awards. - -144 -00:11:45.200 --> 00:11:51.560 -All the Victoria Crosses that we -hold here, but obviously, all real. -This one's Charles Upham's. - -145 -00:11:51.600 --> 00:11:55.640 -Willie's actions have placed him -beside the likes of Charles Upham - - -146 -00:11:55.680 --> 00:12:00.480 -NZ's most famous double VC -winner - and Bernard Freyberg. - -147 -00:12:01.840 --> 00:12:07.640 -In these surroundings, for the first -time, this humble soldier is not -alone. - -148 -00:12:07.680 --> 00:12:12.960 -I don't see myself as a hero. Just -doing my job out there that day. - -149 -00:12:14.320 --> 00:12:16.320 -SCHOOL BELL RINGS - -150 -00:12:19.240 --> 00:12:25.440 -Next up - Palmerston North Boys' -High. The school has a proud -military past. - -151 -00:12:25.480 --> 00:12:31.560 -Many former pupils fought and lost -their lives during the two World -Wars. - -152 -00:12:31.800 --> 00:12:40.480 -We are absolutely honoured to be -visited by this delegation from the -SAS and Corporal Willie Apiata, VC. - -153 -00:12:40.560 --> 00:12:46.600 -He displays many of the qualities -dear to this school. His courage and -humility are an example to us all. - -154 -00:12:46.640 --> 00:12:48.640 -School stand. > - -155 -00:12:49.600 --> 00:12:51.600 -BOYS CHANT HAKA - -156 -00:13:12.800 --> 00:13:20.600 -This symbolic act of 1600 boys is -a heartfelt demonstration of the -groundswell of national pride. - -157 -00:13:20.640 --> 00:13:26.040 -And his companions are briefly -thrown into the world of -Willie Apiata, VC. - -158 -00:13:26.080 --> 00:13:29.280 -My gosh, you guys -make me feel special. - -159 -00:13:29.400 --> 00:13:30.760 -CO. There you go. - -160 -00:13:30.800 --> 00:13:34.080 -People are immensely proud -as a result of his decoration. - -161 -00:13:34.120 --> 00:13:36.200 -I'd like to introduce -you to my wife. -Kia ora. - -162 -00:13:36.240 --> 00:13:40.640 -It seems everyone wants a -moment with Willie Apiata. - -163 -00:13:42.120 --> 00:13:49.640 -Anywhere I go now, the garage or -corner dairy, people always come up -now. 'Hey, are you Willie Apiata?' - -164 -00:13:49.680 --> 00:13:56.000 -From playgrounds to parade ground, -Willie has brought much honour to -all ranks. - -165 -00:13:56.040 --> 00:14:03.000 -Soldiers out there are just so -proud. This is a big lift for the -NZ Defence Force as a whole. - -166 -00:14:03.040 --> 00:14:05.040 -MEN CHANT HAKA - -167 -00:14:19.520 --> 00:14:22.640 -For Willie, an emotional -trip is nearly at an end. - -168 -00:14:22.680 --> 00:14:27.200 -The last port of call is the -Infantry Battalion's 50th -celebrations, - -169 -00:14:27.240 --> 00:14:29.800 -where he is to present -a special gift. - -170 -00:14:29.840 --> 00:14:31.680 -APPLAUSE - -171 -00:14:31.720 --> 00:14:38.120 -It says, 'Corporal Willie Apiata, -VC - the 1st NZ Special Air Service -Group.' - -172 -00:14:38.320 --> 00:14:40.320 -APPLAUSE - -173 -00:14:41.120 --> 00:14:46.120 -To acknowledge what this really -means to us as a war-fighting -organisation, - -174 -00:14:46.160 --> 00:14:51.960 -putting aside the political -correctness, we're talking about -killing the Queen's enemies. - -175 -00:14:52.000 --> 00:14:57.240 -The example of close combat and -the requirement of the bond between -soldiers is timeless - - -176 -00:14:57.280 --> 00:15:01.960 -transcends the technology we -have. I thank you for this. - -177 -00:15:02.120 --> 00:15:09.480 -Soldiers fight for a reason. They -don't necessarily, in the heat of -battle, fight for Queen and country, - -178 -00:15:09.520 --> 00:15:14.000 -or anything other than the -man on their left and right. - -179 -00:15:17.440 --> 00:15:19.440 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -180 -00:15:21.240 --> 00:15:26.440 -In Afghanistan, three NZSAS soldiers -were trapped behind a burning -vehicle, - -181 -00:15:26.480 --> 00:15:28.520 -their commander bleeding to death. - -182 -00:15:28.560 --> 00:15:33.080 -I know enough about med through the -unit to know that it was an arterial -bleed. - -183 -00:15:33.120 --> 00:15:37.400 -Attempts to reach the first -aid only drew more fire. - -184 -00:15:38.280 --> 00:15:42.560 -Their chances of survival -were disappearing fast. - -185 -00:15:42.760 --> 00:15:48.120 -Soon as a vehicle like that has some -type of fire, it turns itself into a -lead magnet. - -186 -00:15:48.160 --> 00:15:50.160 -BOOM! - -187 -00:15:51.320 --> 00:15:53.320 -GUNS FIRE - -188 -00:15:55.840 --> 00:16:04.120 -You could definitely see one of the -vehicles that had come up to support -us engaging quite hardcore. - -189 -00:16:06.120 --> 00:16:08.120 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -190 -00:16:11.640 --> 00:16:18.040 -The vehicle was getting hit hard, -cos it was visible by the assault -force, which was only about... - -191 -00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:19.560 -probably 25m away. - -192 -00:16:19.600 --> 00:16:25.240 -Things intensified to... Just had a -feeling if we stayed any longer, we -wouldn't last much longer. - -193 -00:16:25.280 --> 00:16:28.280 -We would probably all have -come home in a box. - -194 -00:16:28.320 --> 00:16:29.720 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -195 -00:16:29.760 --> 00:16:37.520 -Their rate of fire had increased -even more and that was when Willie -decided, 'We're outta here.' - -196 -00:16:37.560 --> 00:16:40.600 -Chucked him on my shoulder. -I said, 'Let's go, mate.' - -197 -00:16:40.640 --> 00:16:44.160 -Then we headed off back towards -where we knew our guys were. - -198 -00:16:44.200 --> 00:16:48.760 -It certainly never came into -anyone's mind that we'd ever -leave anyone behind. - -199 -00:16:48.800 --> 00:16:54.400 -Their only hope - run through the -firefight to the support vehicle. - -200 -00:16:54.640 --> 00:17:00.680 -You just keep going till you... -either go where you wanna go or -you get dropped. - -201 -00:17:00.720 --> 00:17:04.600 -Running up that hill... -the ground was on fire. - -202 -00:17:05.000 --> 00:17:07.000 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -203 -00:17:07.600 --> 00:17:10.400 -Tracer whipping through the air. - -204 -00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:13.680 -I didn't feel no weight at all. - -205 -00:17:14.560 --> 00:17:22.760 -Adrenalin pumping through your body, -just knowing you have to cover that -area to get him to safety. - -206 -00:17:27.440 --> 00:17:31.720 -I don't know how to really -explain it better, but... - -207 -00:17:32.120 --> 00:17:37.920 -you've got everything that you've -learnt from the moment you're born - -208 -00:17:38.480 --> 00:17:42.360 -up till that moment -flowing through your body, - -209 -00:17:50.360 --> 00:17:54.560 -trying to help you get out -of that situation alive. - -210 -00:17:55.120 --> 00:17:59.560 -Against unbelievable odds, Corporal -Willie Apiata made it unscathed - -211 -00:17:59.600 --> 00:18:07.000 -and delivered his wounded commander -to a waiting medic. But the battle -was far from over. - -212 -00:18:09.360 --> 00:18:14.800 -It's the end of the road trip, -and there's only one place -Willie Apiata wants to be. - -213 -00:18:14.840 --> 00:18:20.240 -It was what I've been waiting for, -eh - to come home, bring the medal -back to the unit. - -214 -00:18:20.280 --> 00:18:26.080 -Bring it back to the lads. And say -to them, 'Here, boys. This is for -us.' - -215 -00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:30.000 -Whoo. Hey, boys. - -216 -00:18:31.600 --> 00:18:33.600 -Hey, brothers. - -217 -00:18:33.680 --> 00:18:37.240 -How's it going, bro? -Willie. Congratulations. - -218 -00:18:37.280 --> 00:18:39.280 -Congratulations, man. - -219 -00:18:38.640 --> 00:18:40.640 -Thank you, bro. Buddy. - -220 -00:18:40.960 --> 00:18:42.960 -Hey, bro. - -221 -00:18:44.240 --> 00:18:46.320 -Cheers, there, brother. - -222 -00:18:47.160 --> 00:18:49.240 -< So good to be in -here with a beer. - -223 -00:18:49.280 --> 00:18:57.160 -All these real formal things that -we've been to - this is the only -place I can let my hair down, eh. - -224 -00:18:57.520 --> 00:18:59.520 -BELL DINGS - -225 -00:19:00.040 --> 00:19:05.480 -Just like to say is, just kia ora to -everybody here, eh. Kia ora koutou. - -226 -00:19:05.520 --> 00:19:12.920 -I am proud and honoured to wear this -VC. It was- I didn't ask for it. -It was bestowed upon me, - -227 -00:19:13.680 --> 00:19:20.480 -and what my thoughts are is, I carry -it for us bros - the lads who were -there that day, - -228 -00:19:21.400 --> 00:19:27.360 -the lads that are here now, the ones -that are past and the ones that are -in the future. - -229 -00:19:27.400 --> 00:19:34.400 -Bros, it's so grounding to come home -because you fellas are my levellers. -You will always keep me the same. - -230 -00:19:34.440 --> 00:19:39.120 -And that's how I wanna be, -one of the lads with you fellas. - -231 -00:19:39.880 --> 00:19:43.960 -So, tena koutou, tena koutou, -tena koutou katoa. - -232 -00:19:46.560 --> 00:19:47.760 -Cheers, brothers. - -233 -00:19:47.800 --> 00:19:49.400 -GLASSES CLINK - -234 -00:19:49.440 --> 00:19:50.800 -GLASSES CLINK - -235 -00:19:50.840 --> 00:19:52.840 -GLASSES CLINK - diff --git a/test_NZOnScreen_4_0ced0a60b2a4bf28.en.SRT b/test_NZOnScreen_4_0ced0a60b2a4bf28.en.SRT deleted file mode 100644 index 491d87894d..0000000000 --- a/test_NZOnScreen_4_0ced0a60b2a4bf28.en.SRT +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1231 +0,0 @@ -WEBVTT FILE - -1 -00:00:04.760 --> 00:00:07.400 -With the Prime Minister's -announcement that Corporal -Willie Apiata - -2 -00:00:07.440 --> 00:00:10.240 -has been awarded the Victoria Cross, - -3 -00:00:10.280 --> 00:00:17.040 -the 35-year-old soldier must now -face a national press conference. -And he's not looking forward to it. - -4 -00:00:17.080 --> 00:00:20.360 -From where I come -from, from the job I do, - -5 -00:00:21.520 --> 00:00:24.080 -even giving a little is too much. - -6 -00:00:24.120 --> 00:00:27.000 -And when you're ready, just start. - -7 -00:00:30.440 --> 00:00:34.320 -Lieutenant Colonel Mike Shatford -briefs the press on the rules. - -8 -00:00:34.360 --> 00:00:40.800 -I'd like to outline the process -that will happen today so we're -all clear on the rules of the game. - -9 -00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:47.040 -Corporal Apiata has only just -found out about this huge honour. -It is quite overwhelming, - -10 -00:00:47.080 --> 00:00:51.880 -so I would ask that you go as -easy as you possibly can on him. - -11 -00:00:54.360 --> 00:00:58.320 -Willie's moment of reckoning -cannot be delayed any longer. - -12 -00:00:58.360 --> 00:01:04.960 -I don't think anyone could prepare -themselves for what I walked into -that morning. - -13 -00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:07.880 -I'm right behind you. -Cheers, sir. - -14 -00:01:10.320 --> 00:01:13.120 -CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICK, APPLAUSE - -15 -00:01:13.520 --> 00:01:16.920 -Just standing there... -just unreal, eh. - -16 -00:01:17.320 --> 00:01:19.320 -Just real emotional. - -17 -00:01:20.440 --> 00:01:24.560 -Willie Apiata joins yet another -group of elite people. - -18 -00:01:24.600 --> 00:01:28.880 -This is the first award of -the Victoria Cross for NZ. - -19 -00:01:30.800 --> 00:01:37.000 -His is the first and the only -Victoria Cross to be awarded -to a NZ serviceman - -20 -00:01:38.840 --> 00:01:41.520 -since the end of the -Second World War. - -21 -00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:45.960 -The questioning quickly turns -to that night in Afghanistan. - -22 -00:01:46.000 --> 00:01:50.880 -Hey, I was doing my job, eh, -and just looking after my mates. - -23 -00:01:50.960 --> 00:01:52.960 -It was the... - -24 -00:01:54.240 --> 00:01:58.040 -What was going through -your mind at that time? - -25 -00:01:58.240 --> 00:02:00.240 -TENSE SILENCE - -26 -00:02:03.600 --> 00:02:07.200 -You can sense the -anticipation of the press - -27 -00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:12.760 -to get some information out of -you so they can tell your story. - -28 -00:02:13.640 --> 00:02:15.640 -'Where's my buddies?' - -29 -00:02:16.040 --> 00:02:18.040 -'How can I help them?' - -30 -00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:25.200 -During this incident, did you feel -fear? What was the feeling that went -through you as you were doing this? - -31 -00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:27.240 -Um... - -32 -00:02:29.160 --> 00:02:35.160 -At the time, I was just... doing -what I've been trained for. Doing my -job. - -33 -00:02:36.040 --> 00:02:40.520 -Look out for my mates. -Watch each other's back, and... - -34 -00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:43.920 -The heat of the moment. -I can't really say at this time. - -35 -00:02:43.960 --> 00:02:49.640 -There was a lot of fire going on. -You weren't worried about being hit? - -36 -00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.480 -< I think it's probably time to -take the questions somewhere else. - -37 -00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:59.000 -< Willie is quite overwhelmed by the -situation, and perhaps we can talk -more about other things. - -38 -00:02:59.040 --> 00:03:06.480 -Do you see yourself, perhaps, as the -living legend, as others might do -from this day forward? - -39 -00:03:06.520 --> 00:03:09.000 -I see myself as Willie Apiata. - -40 -00:03:09.640 --> 00:03:12.520 -I'm just an ordinary person and... - -41 -00:03:14.640 --> 00:03:16.640 -this is me. - -42 -00:03:21.480 --> 00:03:26.000 -This is one of the hardest things -I've ever had to do, actually. - -43 -00:03:26.040 --> 00:03:28.560 -Good one. All done. -Thank you, sir. - -44 -00:03:28.600 --> 00:03:30.800 -It was a great job. -Cheers, boss. - -45 -00:03:30.840 --> 00:03:36.360 -It was an enormous amount of -pressure on him to present himself. -I think he did a great job. - -46 -00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:42.040 -But Willie was just Willie. He was -just being himself. That is him. -That is Willie the man. - -47 -00:03:42.080 --> 00:03:48.560 -After facing the cameras, Willie -asked for a private moment with the -people who helped him through it. - -48 -00:03:48.600 --> 00:03:53.800 -I've always been a man of few -words, but I need to say something. - -49 -00:03:56.040 --> 00:04:02.040 -Since 9 o'clock yesterday, it's just -been an unbelievable experience. - -50 -00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:07.480 -The old 12 o'clock news today, -that sort of really hit home for me. - -51 -00:04:07.880 --> 00:04:14.960 -I'd just like to thank you all for -everything that you've done in the -last three years, - -52 -00:04:15.800 --> 00:04:17.800 -building up to this day. - -53 -00:04:19.560 --> 00:04:22.760 -I can't believe I only just found -out 9 o'clock yesterday about all of -this, - -54 -00:04:22.800 --> 00:04:30.680 -but thanks very much. I... Words -can't explain how much I appreciate -what you fellas have done. - -55 -00:04:31.520 --> 00:04:33.520 -Thank you. Kia ora. - -56 -00:04:33.560 --> 00:04:35.560 -APPLAUSE - -57 -00:04:36.000 --> 00:04:39.680 -You're gonna get sick of us. -Cheers, Willie. - -58 -00:04:41.280 --> 00:04:43.280 -Cheers. - -59 -00:04:48.880 --> 00:04:52.280 -BERNADINE OLIVER-KERBY: NZ has a -new living legend - a man who -displayed... - -60 -00:04:52.320 --> 00:04:58.320 -Back at the hotel, Willie watches -his story lead the national news for -the second time that day. - -61 -00:04:58.360 --> 00:05:04.840 -...hasn't changed me at all. -I'm still one of the boys, back at -work, and always will be. - -62 -00:05:04.880 --> 00:05:06.880 -Awesome. -Yeah. - -63 -00:05:07.400 --> 00:05:13.760 -63 media stories about Willie. -Online coverage through NZ spreading -to Australia, France, the UAE. - -64 -00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:18.080 -This is just an awesome... -thing that's happening. - -65 -00:05:17.040 --> 00:05:19.040 -I know. > - -66 -00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:22.800 -I didn't think it'd be -that big at all. But... - -67 -00:05:25.880 --> 00:05:29.080 -it just felt like it almost -went global, just like that. - -68 -00:05:29.120 --> 00:05:34.480 -Some messages of support for -Corporal Willie Apiata. From Snoop -in South Korea. - -69 -00:05:34.520 --> 00:05:36.320 -READS: It makes me proud -to be a Maori again. - -70 -00:05:36.360 --> 00:05:42.000 -From Sunny. (READS) Salaam, peace. -God bless you and your family for -the ultimate good deed you did. - -71 -00:05:42.040 --> 00:05:47.040 -Dean in Queensland. (READS) -'Kia ora, Willie. Well done, from -the bros in Iraq. Kia kaha, Deano. - -72 -00:05:47.080 --> 00:05:52.240 -'Nice one. If I see you in the -pub, it's my shout.' (CHUCKLES) -Hey, get that guy's name. - -73 -00:05:52.280 --> 00:05:54.800 -For those charged with -keeping the secret, - -74 -00:05:54.840 --> 00:05:59.760 -the public announcement of Willie's -Victoria Cross has gone off without -a hitch. - -75 -00:05:59.800 --> 00:06:02.000 -Cheers to you and the team. - -76 -00:06:01.120 --> 00:06:03.040 -The relief it was out there. - -77 -00:06:03.080 --> 00:06:08.080 -For me, it was a great relief -because I'd sat on it for some -10 months or so. - -78 -00:06:08.120 --> 00:06:11.480 -Suddenly, it wasn't a secret -that had to be kept any more. - -79 -00:06:11.520 --> 00:06:18.720 -In just a few hours, Corporal Willie -Apiata of the NZSAS has become an -official NZ hero. - -80 -00:06:19.080 --> 00:06:20.840 -But a reluctant one. - -81 -00:06:20.880 --> 00:06:25.880 -Before they announced it, I'd -finally sort of put it to rest. - -82 -00:06:26.320 --> 00:06:31.960 -But it's resting no more. It's gonna -be there now for the rest of my -life. - -83 -00:06:32.000 --> 00:06:37.800 -But, you know, you'll never forget -that night. It'll always be there. - -84 -00:06:41.360 --> 00:06:43.360 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -85 -00:06:43.560 --> 00:06:49.640 -Following the 9/11 attacks, an -international coalition was on the -hunt for Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. - -86 -00:06:49.680 --> 00:06:54.080 -Among those pursuing the -terrorists were the NZSAS. - -87 -00:06:54.680 --> 00:06:59.120 -Renowned trackers, they're one of -the world's leading Special Forces. - -88 -00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:06.360 -Highly skilled, the NZers were able -to penetrate far behind enemy lines -in all environments. - -89 -00:07:06.400 --> 00:07:11.800 -They were ideally suited for -the rugged Afghanistan landscape. - -90 -00:07:12.000 --> 00:07:14.000 -BOOM! - -91 -00:07:20.720 --> 00:07:25.800 -Operating in small convoys of -motorcycle pathfinders and -armed patrol vehicles, - -92 -00:07:25.840 --> 00:07:32.000 -The NZSAS faced an elusive enemy -that had used the local terrain to -deadly effect - -93 -00:07:32.040 --> 00:07:35.320 -against the Russian -army years before. - -94 -00:07:40.520 --> 00:07:45.680 -Among those hand-picked for this -deadly mission was Corporal -Willie Apiata. - -95 -00:07:45.720 --> 00:07:52.960 -You have all these things that may -happen to you, but you resort to -the training that you've been given. - -96 -00:07:53.000 --> 00:08:00.000 -Moving through villages, the NZ -troops gathered intelligence on -any suspicious movements. - -97 -00:08:00.040 --> 00:08:05.320 -We're chasing information, and -information to us is currency. - -98 -00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:11.680 -Good information could lead -them directly to the enemy. - -99 -00:08:14.080 --> 00:08:16.080 -BOOM! - -100 -00:08:16.360 --> 00:08:24.840 -On this occasion, a cache of guns, -explosives and rocket-propelled -grenades were taken from the enemy. - -101 -00:08:24.880 --> 00:08:31.760 -But Corporal Willie Apiata's patrol -would not be so lucky on their next -encounter. - -102 -00:08:38.800 --> 00:08:45.200 -Their time in the capital has gone -to plan, and the commanding officer -and his team head back to base. - -103 -00:08:45.240 --> 00:08:47.760 -But changes in Willie's -life are apparent. - -104 -00:08:47.800 --> 00:08:53.480 -The first person to ask him for an -autograph sort of said, 'Would you -mind giving me an autograph?' - -105 -00:08:53.520 --> 00:08:59.320 -Willie said, 'Sure,' and looked at -me and wasn't quite sure what to do. - -106 -00:08:59.320 --> 00:09:03.480 -I've never been asked for one, so -it's new to me. I said, 'Well, just -put your name.' - -107 -00:09:03.520 --> 00:09:06.200 -So he did. He wrote -'Willie' and handed it back. - -108 -00:09:06.240 --> 00:09:14.240 -I said, 'We can do it better next -time.' So now he signs himself -'Willie Apiata, VC', as he should. - -109 -00:09:23.280 --> 00:09:30.280 -Corporal Willie Apiata returns to -base and back to the routine of a -Special Forces soldier. He hopes. - -110 -00:09:30.320 --> 00:09:35.200 -He was welcomed back, and it was -business as usual, as far as the -guys were concerned. - -111 -00:09:35.240 --> 00:09:38.960 -Handshakes - not too many -man hugs go on around this place. - -112 -00:09:39.000 --> 00:09:42.080 -Doesn't matter if he's wearing the -Victoria Cross on his chest. - -113 -00:09:42.120 --> 00:09:46.520 -If he does something wrong, -he's gonna know about it. - -114 -00:09:46.520 --> 00:09:50.960 -I was coming in every morning - -still do PT as usual every morning. - -115 -00:09:51.000 --> 00:09:55.480 -Get your feet back on the -ground working with the lads. - -116 -00:09:56.080 --> 00:10:00.240 -Doing some shooting, just getting a -bit of cordite back in the nostrils. - -117 -00:10:00.280 --> 00:10:03.960 -Getting your eye back in and -making sure you're still doing it. - -118 -00:10:04.000 --> 00:10:06.000 -GUN FIRES - -119 -00:10:09.440 --> 00:10:14.600 -Despite his attempts to return to -normality, everything has changed -for Willie Apiata. - -120 -00:10:14.640 --> 00:10:18.880 -He's the only corporal in the -NZ military with his own office. - -121 -00:10:18.920 --> 00:10:24.520 -He's only a corporal. He's got his -own office, but he's gotta answer - -122 -00:10:25.040 --> 00:10:28.320 -a couple of hundred emails -and letters every few days. - -123 -00:10:28.360 --> 00:10:32.000 -I don't think other corporals -around here would want to do that. - -124 -00:10:32.040 --> 00:10:37.280 -Messages have flooded in from -politicians, celebrities, sporting -heroes, war veterans - -125 -00:10:37.320 --> 00:10:43.720 -and other proud regiments from every -part of society and corner of the -globe. - -126 -00:10:44.560 --> 00:10:48.160 -You get a feel of how the -people are feeling out there. - -127 -00:10:48.200 --> 00:10:52.960 -The response from them was -awesome. It's just overwhelming. - -128 -00:10:53.000 --> 00:10:58.880 -It's been an interesting process. A -lot of people have asked for Willie -to go and speak or be at events. - -129 -00:10:58.920 --> 00:11:05.440 -I think a lot of people forget that -Willie's actually still a soldier -and he's a soldier in the SAS. - -130 -00:11:05.480 --> 00:11:08.040 -I'm trying to keep things -as normal as we can. - -131 -00:11:08.080 --> 00:11:12.280 -Trying to schedule events as best -we can to... not to disrupt him. - -132 -00:11:12.320 --> 00:11:15.160 -If possible, get him out -for a jump with the lads. - -133 -00:11:15.200 --> 00:11:18.560 -But Willie's newfound -status is now inescapable. - -134 -00:11:18.600 --> 00:11:22.880 -Even at work, a member of the flight -crew ambushes Willie for an -autograph - -135 -00:11:22.920 --> 00:11:28.320 -while he prepares for a training -jump with other members of the unit -and the troop. - -136 -00:11:28.360 --> 00:11:30.360 -Is that you? > - -137 -00:11:30.880 --> 00:11:32.880 -ENGINE ROARS - -138 -00:11:39.840 --> 00:11:41.840 -(SHOUTS) - -139 -00:11:56.280 --> 00:12:02.320 -A few brief moments of isolation -under canopy offer Willie his only -relief from the attention. - -140 -00:12:02.360 --> 00:12:06.280 -But there is one set of faces -that Willie is desperate to see. - -141 -00:12:06.320 --> 00:12:09.720 -My family's suffering at -the moment, eh. - -142 -00:12:10.040 --> 00:12:15.520 -But I know I've just gotta be -patient and I'll get that time -at home. - -143 -00:12:15.680 --> 00:12:20.280 -Over the next few days, media -interest intensifies on -Willie Apiata - -144 -00:12:20.320 --> 00:12:25.520 -and the actions in Afghanistan -that led to his Victoria Cross. - -145 -00:12:25.520 --> 00:12:27.160 -GUNS FIRE - -146 -00:12:27.200 --> 00:12:33.520 -Meanwhile, Willie learns the -financial and personal pressures -all VC winners must face. - -147 -00:12:33.560 --> 00:12:39.720 -I was concerned, as any commanding -officer would be, when one of his -subordinates is in this position. - -148 -00:12:39.760 --> 00:12:42.440 -I was concerned for him, personally. - -149 -00:12:42.480 --> 00:12:47.800 -While some recipients have succumbed -to the substantial dollar value of -the medals, - -150 -00:12:47.840 --> 00:12:50.920 -others have suffered a greater toll. - -151 -00:12:51.160 --> 00:12:59.960 -There are enough stories of Victoria -Cross winners that have ended up -destitute, or drunk and destitute. - -152 -00:13:00.160 --> 00:13:08.160 -We certainly didn't want that to -occur, and there's no inclination -that it's likely to, either. - -153 -00:13:09.680 --> 00:13:16.280 -After much demand, the media -are granted a series of closely -supervised one-on-one interviews. - -154 -00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:20.960 -All right. If you guys will follow -me. Well, welcome to the unit. - -155 -00:13:21.000 --> 00:13:25.880 -But the very private soldier is -still uncomfortable with his public -role. - -156 -00:13:25.920 --> 00:13:30.720 -I never thought I'd ever be -talking to the media about it. Yeah. - -157 -00:13:30.760 --> 00:13:31.480 -Hello. - -158 -00:13:31.520 --> 00:13:37.840 -With his famous corporal on edge, -the CO lets everyone know exactly -where the boundaries lie. - -159 -00:13:37.880 --> 00:13:42.800 -We're a discreet organisation. -We're not comfortable in the public -eye. It's not what we do naturally. - -160 -00:13:42.840 --> 00:13:47.280 -We're just trying to balance what NZ -needs from Willie and what Willie -needs. - -161 -00:13:47.320 --> 00:13:53.840 -Given that the SAS, you know, builds -its reputation on anonymity, isn't -that shot for him now? - -162 -00:13:53.880 --> 00:13:59.480 -No, not at all. He still has -anonymity with a gas mask on, -doesn't he? - -163 -00:13:59.600 --> 00:14:06.400 -The media are no longer covering -the story for just NZ but for news -agencies around the globe. - -164 -00:14:06.440 --> 00:14:10.920 -Last week, Willie Apiata -was this anonymous bloke... - -165 -00:14:11.160 --> 00:14:15.920 -...and now you're having to do all -these horrible interviews with us. -(LAUGHS) > - -166 -00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:22.040 -The public and NZ wanna know who -I am. It's a soldier in the NZSAS, -and that's who I am. - -167 -00:14:22.080 --> 00:14:26.080 -We've been receiving messages -on our website by the hundreds. - -168 -00:14:26.120 --> 00:14:29.880 -They generally wanted to know -who I was and how I was feeling. - -169 -00:14:29.920 --> 00:14:33.920 -Yeah, it's still quite an -overwhelming thing that I'm going -through. - -170 -00:14:33.960 --> 00:14:36.760 -And, you know, I'm taking -it one day at a time. - -171 -00:14:36.800 --> 00:14:40.200 -You've said you'd rather face -the Taliban than the media. - -172 -00:14:40.240 --> 00:14:46.440 -There's a couple of them, actually, -that were right up in your face, -but... - -173 -00:14:47.120 --> 00:14:54.120 -we all know they just want a piece -of Willie Apiata, so we had to give -them a little bit. - -174 -00:14:54.120 --> 00:14:58.400 -Put you in front of that and -take a photo as an honour. - -175 -00:15:03.000 --> 00:15:09.560 -They're big words you don't really -like. You were just doing your job. -(LAUGHS) OK, mate. - -176 -00:15:09.600 --> 00:15:11.600 -Um, so,... uh... - -177 -00:15:12.560 --> 00:15:16.960 -Some journalists go fishing for -more details about Afghanistan. - -178 -00:15:17.000 --> 00:15:24.200 -Now, Afghanistan. How long had -you been in Afghanistan when -this particular action happened? - -179 -00:15:24.240 --> 00:15:27.400 -Probably no questions in -terms of the specifics, sir.> -OK, then. - -180 -00:15:27.440 --> 00:15:30.920 -So, you were up against -a group of Taliban? - -181 -00:15:30.280 --> 00:15:31.840 -No specifics on that. > - -182 -00:15:31.880 --> 00:15:37.240 -(SIGHS) So, there's really no -more that you'd tell us about -Afghanistan? - -183 -00:15:37.280 --> 00:15:45.560 -Not the specifics. There's reasons -for that. We're not being defensive -or trying to hide anything. - -184 -00:15:52.040 --> 00:16:01.120 -In the hunt for Al Qaeda, Corporal -Willie Apiata's patrol travelled to -the remotest regions of Afghanistan. - -185 -00:16:01.480 --> 00:16:04.520 -We would go to villages -to talk to the locals. - -186 -00:16:04.560 --> 00:16:09.040 -In some places we'd go to, -they haven't seen soldiers -since the Russian days. - -187 -00:16:09.080 --> 00:16:11.840 -Biblical is the only -thing that springs to mind. - -188 -00:16:11.880 --> 00:16:17.360 -Donkeys, people carrying piles -of wood, mud huts. Very biblical. - -189 -00:16:18.120 --> 00:16:23.360 -There were occasions we'd get -flowers thrown on to our vehicle -cos they were happy to see us. - -190 -00:16:23.400 --> 00:16:29.360 -We're a different bunch, eh, as -Kiwis. We pretty much get on with -just about everybody. - -191 -00:16:29.400 --> 00:16:33.320 -But greetings weren't -always so enthusiastic. - -192 -00:16:33.360 --> 00:16:42.160 -We approached this village before -last light and thought, 'We'll visit -and let people know we're there.' - -193 -00:16:42.640 --> 00:16:49.560 -The welcoming we got from that -village was quite hostile - just -in the way that they looked at us. - -194 -00:16:49.600 --> 00:16:55.880 -We had been told, previously, -that the village was sympathetic -to Taliban. - -195 -00:17:02.480 --> 00:17:10.200 -With the meeting set up for the next -day, the patrol moved away from the -village to make camp for the night. - -196 -00:17:10.240 --> 00:17:14.880 -Some form of dominating ground that -we can fight from, that you feel -secure in, - -197 -00:17:14.920 --> 00:17:19.520 -that have got eyes on, -basically, all around the fence. - -198 -00:17:20.640 --> 00:17:24.680 -But the landscape failed to -offer an ideal location to lay up. - -199 -00:17:24.720 --> 00:17:29.160 -There was still a lot of -ground that we couldn't see into. - -200 -00:17:29.200 --> 00:17:33.480 -Hiding in the shadows, a -hostile army was amassing. - -201 -00:17:39.400 --> 00:17:44.320 -At the end of this first week, -Willie gets a much-needed short -break. - -202 -00:17:44.360 --> 00:17:48.680 -No media, celebrity -snapshots or personal minders. - -203 -00:17:48.720 --> 00:17:51.080 -I really needed it. -Just to clear my head. - -204 -00:17:51.120 --> 00:17:54.480 -Get my head around it and get -some closure with my family. - -205 -00:17:54.520 --> 00:17:58.160 -They hadn't seen me since -this thing started, - -206 -00:17:58.200 --> 00:18:03.120 -and they were starting to tear the -TV apart every time I was on. - -207 -00:18:03.160 --> 00:18:08.200 -Willie heads south to see his -partner and son and his biggest -follower. - -208 -00:18:08.240 --> 00:18:11.320 -Only my mum really understood -what it was about. - -209 -00:18:11.360 --> 00:18:17.840 -Once it had come out on the TV, -basically, the rest of my family -finally realised. - -210 -00:18:17.880 --> 00:18:21.800 -You know life's not the same any -more on the home front, don't you? - -211 -00:18:21.840 --> 00:18:25.600 -My mum's followed me through -my career ever since the first day - -212 -00:18:25.640 --> 00:18:28.960 -when I went away to do my -first weekend of army training. - -213 -00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:31.840 -Jeepers. I didn't -know you had all these. - -214 -00:18:31.880 --> 00:18:34.880 -Oh, that was when I -came back from Afghan, eh. -Mm. - -215 -00:18:34.920 --> 00:18:37.320 -After a few years in -the Territorial Army, - -216 -00:18:37.360 --> 00:18:44.200 -his mother would also see Willie's -disappointment after an unsuccessful -first attempt to join the NZSAS, - -217 -00:18:44.240 --> 00:18:47.840 -an old injury denying -his chance of selection. - -218 -00:18:47.880 --> 00:18:53.120 -I was pretty gutted about that, but -I had a good unit that I was with at -the time, - -219 -00:18:53.160 --> 00:19:01.160 -put me back into work and says, -'Hey, there will always be another -opportunity', and I knew that. - -220 -00:19:02.360 --> 00:19:08.960 -After serving in East Timor, Willie -tried for the NZSAS selection again -in 2001. - -221 -00:19:09.000 --> 00:19:11.400 -This time, he made the grade. - -222 -00:19:12.520 --> 00:19:19.840 -Holy Father, bless this food we're -about to devour. Bless this house. -Bless our journey. Amen. - -223 -00:19:19.880 --> 00:19:24.800 -As a combat trooper, Willie is away -on training and operations much of -the year, - -224 -00:19:24.840 --> 00:19:28.520 -so he spends all his remaining -time with his partner and son, - -225 -00:19:28.560 --> 00:19:33.160 -as they come to terms with -the changes in Willie's life. - -226 -00:19:34.680 --> 00:19:42.400 -Nowadays, no matter how tired I am -or how drained I feel, I'll always -make time to spend with my boy. - -227 -00:19:42.440 --> 00:19:47.320 -I know that's all he wants - to -be with Dad. He's away so much. - -228 -00:19:48.800 --> 00:19:50.800 -POIGNANT MUSIC - -229 -00:19:56.120 --> 00:19:58.120 -(LAUGHS) - -230 -00:20:00.120 --> 00:20:02.120 -Ah... we missed it. - -231 -00:20:03.440 --> 00:20:07.400 -That's the one. You're -reeling it up a little bit. - -232 -00:20:07.440 --> 00:20:13.760 -All too soon, Willie's weekend with -loved ones is over. Their next -meeting will be in Wellington, - -233 -00:20:13.800 --> 00:20:21.160 -where the Governor-General will -present Willie Apiata with the -Victoria Cross in a public ceremony. - -234 -00:20:21.200 --> 00:20:23.400 -POIGNANT MUSIC CONTINUES - diff --git a/test_NZOnScreen_4_6ca39c5c885dffc5.en.SRT b/test_NZOnScreen_4_6ca39c5c885dffc5.en.SRT deleted file mode 100644 index aa810b39c8..0000000000 --- a/test_NZOnScreen_4_6ca39c5c885dffc5.en.SRT +++ /dev/null @@ -1,896 +0,0 @@ -WEBVTT FILE - -1 -00:00:03.800 --> 00:00:12.480 -After only his second weekend off in -two months, Corporal Willie Apiata, -VC, is hard at work for the NZSAS. - -2 -00:00:12.520 --> 00:00:14.520 -BOMBS EXPLODE - -3 -00:00:15.080 --> 00:00:17.080 -GUNS FIRE - -4 -00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:20.120 -MEN SHOUT INDISTINCTLY - -5 -00:00:20.680 --> 00:00:26.400 -His time is a constant juggle -between the intense training -required of a Special Forces soldier - -6 -00:00:26.440 --> 00:00:30.480 -and the demands placed on -being the country's newest hero. - -7 -00:00:30.520 --> 00:00:38.160 -This calibre of this award is -something you can't hide, something -you couldn't keep under wraps. - -8 -00:00:38.200 --> 00:00:44.840 -Among a stream of invitations -Willie receives, one has great -personal significance. - -9 -00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:48.960 -It's from the 375 residents -of a tiny coastal community - -10 -00:00:49.000 --> 00:00:54.200 -in the Eastern Bay of Plenty -called Te Kaha, Willie's hometown. - -11 -00:00:54.240 --> 00:01:00.840 -They're very forthcoming and humble -people, and they really looked after -us when we moved there. - -12 -00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:06.800 -They teach you to value the land -where you live, appreciate what -you have. - -13 -00:01:06.840 --> 00:01:13.520 -Living down there is unspoilt and -hasn't been commercialised, as you -could say. - -14 -00:01:16.280 --> 00:01:19.800 -Up until now, Willie has been -supported by a close team, - -15 -00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:25.440 -personally led by his commanding -officer. But this weekend, that all -changes. - -16 -00:01:25.480 --> 00:01:29.400 -It wasn't about us. It wasn't about -the SAS. It was wider than that. - -17 -00:01:29.440 --> 00:01:31.880 -It was about Willie -Apiata and his iwi. - -18 -00:01:31.920 --> 00:01:36.280 -The homecoming at Te Kaha is -a trip Willie must take alone. - -19 -00:01:36.320 --> 00:01:38.520 -MAN CHANTS MAORI GREETING - -20 -00:01:51.040 --> 00:01:57.640 -The elders of this community have -pulled out all the stops, as the -population swells to nearly 4000, - -21 -00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:03.000 -making Willie's visit home the -biggest gathering of Maori in the -district in over a century. - -22 -00:02:03.040 --> 00:02:05.040 -WOMAN CHANTS KARANGA - -23 -00:02:12.240 --> 00:02:14.240 -It was a huge thing. - -24 -00:02:14.520 --> 00:02:17.720 -All those people -down there, you know. - -25 -00:02:18.480 --> 00:02:23.160 -It sort of took something like this -to really bring them all together. - -26 -00:02:23.200 --> 00:02:25.280 -ALL SING 'WHAKAARIA MAI' - -27 -00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:32.600 -Decreed a hui of national -significance, the homecoming is not -just to honour Willie. - -28 -00:02:32.640 --> 00:02:38.920 -You see all those photos of the -fallen soldiers. They're there -watching the occasion as well. - -29 -00:02:38.960 --> 00:02:45.120 -Soldiers like Lieutenant -Te Moana-Nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu - -awarded the Victoria Cross, - -30 -00:02:45.160 --> 00:02:48.560 -but killed in action -during World War II. - -31 -00:02:49.400 --> 00:02:55.480 -You could feel in the air... at -every stage, you could feel our -ancestors. - -32 -00:02:55.640 --> 00:02:57.720 -You feel their presence. - -33 -00:02:59.040 --> 00:03:02.240 -ALL CONTINUE SINGING -'WHAKAARIA MAI' - -34 -00:03:03.520 --> 00:03:09.560 -Tomorrow will be the official -celebration, but tonight, a local -son is welcomed home. - -35 -00:03:09.600 --> 00:03:14.440 -Before the announcement of the -Victoria Cross, few knew Willie -was a soldier, - -36 -00:03:14.480 --> 00:03:18.920 -let alone a decorated member of -the country's elite fighting unit. - -37 -00:03:18.960 --> 00:03:20.640 -Welcome home, boy. - -38 -00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:26.360 -For them to find out like that, -I think they're still trying to get -over the shock of it, as well. - -39 -00:03:26.400 --> 00:03:28.120 -Really proud people. - -40 -00:03:28.160 --> 00:03:34.960 -The one-time mischievous kid has -returned a mature and much-loved -warrior hero. - -41 -00:03:36.640 --> 00:03:40.320 -Tena koe. We're proud -of you. So proud of you. - -42 -00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:49.000 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -43 -00:03:49.720 --> 00:03:53.600 -A NZ Special Forces patrol in -Afghanistan was on the offensive - -44 -00:03:53.640 --> 00:04:00.840 -after being attacked in the early -hours of the morning by a large -number of insurgents. - -45 -00:04:05.000 --> 00:04:08.080 -For us, it was like a -blind hit from nowhere, - -46 -00:04:08.120 --> 00:04:13.920 -and it's a quick orientation to the -threat, which is what the guys did. - -47 -00:04:14.200 --> 00:04:19.280 -Despite his brush with death, -Corporal Willie Apiata threw -himself into the fray. - -48 -00:04:19.320 --> 00:04:23.560 -What I saw was Willie covered in -blood, wrapped up with a machine-gun -belt, - -49 -00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:30.240 -carrying a GPMG - General Purpose -Machine Gun - looking like he wanted -to do business. - -50 -00:04:30.280 --> 00:04:32.280 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -51 -00:04:41.720 --> 00:04:44.400 -Started getting some fire back. - -52 -00:04:50.760 --> 00:04:56.040 -I honestly believed that they -bit off more than they could chew. - -53 -00:05:04.600 --> 00:05:08.400 -They'd stopped firing... -long before we did. - -54 -00:05:17.560 --> 00:05:22.680 -On Saturday morning, Willie Apiata -is formally welcomed on to the -marae, - -55 -00:05:22.720 --> 00:05:26.280 -and the emotion of the -occasion is overwhelming. - -56 -00:05:26.320 --> 00:05:33.320 -I didn't really realise the scale -the event was going to be until I -turned up that day. - -57 -00:05:35.240 --> 00:05:37.240 -WOMEN CHANT POWHIRI - -58 -00:05:49.400 --> 00:05:56.280 -Those people were so proud to have -me come back home. That will hang -with me forever. - -59 -00:06:04.800 --> 00:06:07.800 -Looking good, Wills. Looking good. - -60 -00:06:07.960 --> 00:06:12.800 -Wearing a precious cloak and seated -at the forefront of all dignitaries, - -61 -00:06:12.840 --> 00:06:20.920 -Willie receives a line-up of -speakers whose oratory represents -the feelings of the many guests. - -62 -00:06:21.000 --> 00:06:23.000 -(SPEAKS MAORI) - -63 -00:06:37.440 --> 00:06:39.440 -(SPEAKS MAORI) - -64 -00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:47.120 -(SPEAKS MAORI) - -65 -00:07:01.920 --> 00:07:07.600 -Emotions that I was feeling that -day,... there are no words for them. - -66 -00:07:08.800 --> 00:07:13.320 -Willie is called to the whare nui, -where he is handed a centuries-old -mere, - -67 -00:07:13.360 --> 00:07:19.680 -carved from the highest strike of -greenstone. Flanked by the images of -past generations of soldiers, - -68 -00:07:19.720 --> 00:07:26.600 -Willie turns and formally -acknowledges the people, -his tears barely kept in check. - -69 -00:07:26.640 --> 00:07:28.640 -CROWD CHANTS HAKA - -70 -00:08:09.320 --> 00:08:11.800 -Willie. Well done. Well done. - -71 -00:08:12.560 --> 00:08:14.560 -Welcome home. - -72 -00:08:15.200 --> 00:08:20.040 -Warrior to warrior, Willie now -greets the surviving war veterans. - -73 -00:08:20.080 --> 00:08:23.720 -Thank you for the honour. -Thank you for knowing you. - -74 -00:08:23.760 --> 00:08:30.840 -Their respect is such that the -sight of the Victoria Cross is -too much for some to bear. - -75 -00:08:34.800 --> 00:08:42.280 -I feel all the mana coming off -those men. They're so proud. -They're so honoured to be there. - -76 -00:08:43.320 --> 00:08:49.320 -It takes Willie several minutes -to make his way through the -well-wishers to the official dinner. - -77 -00:08:49.360 --> 00:08:53.640 -Can we move back? More space -to move straight through. - -78 -00:08:53.680 --> 00:08:59.080 -It must seem a long way for Willie, -from wherever it was in Afghanistan, - -79 -00:08:59.120 --> 00:09:02.920 -back home to be celebrated -for what he's done. - -80 -00:09:04.880 --> 00:09:12.280 -In government, we hear whenever our -people are involved in some kind of -action overseas. - -81 -00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:20.360 -Word comes back. 'There's been an -incident, an action.' Eventually, -we hear a bit more. - -82 -00:09:21.560 --> 00:09:28.560 -In this case, eventually, the Chief -of Defence came in and he said, -'Something extraordinary happened.' - -83 -00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:35.480 -We started documenting this story, -looking at the precedents, and, -on that basis, - -84 -00:09:37.560 --> 00:09:45.160 -I was advised to recommend to -Her Majesty the Queen that Corporal -Willie Apiata be recognised. - -85 -00:09:45.200 --> 00:09:47.200 -APPLAUSE - -86 -00:09:52.960 --> 00:09:57.880 -It wasn't just me there that day. -There was a lot of other men on the -ground. - -87 -00:09:57.920 --> 00:10:03.760 -And... we all know we are a tight -family and we just look after each -other, - -88 -00:10:03.800 --> 00:10:06.280 -and that's just the way we are. - -89 -00:10:07.120 --> 00:10:14.920 -There's an old saying, 'Who are -ye in rags and rotten shoes? -The bearded ones blocking the way. - -90 -00:10:15.200 --> 00:10:23.800 -'We are the pilgrims, master.' We're -just humble men - just ordinary -blokes, just like everybody here. - -91 -00:10:25.680 --> 00:10:31.360 -My heart goes out to everybody here. -Everyone. We are one. One Maori. - -92 -00:10:33.560 --> 00:10:36.440 -Tena koutou. Kia ora koutou katoa. - -93 -00:10:41.160 --> 00:10:44.160 -# Maori Battalion -march to victory, - -94 -00:10:45.280 --> 00:10:48.280 -# Maori Battalion -staunch and true. - -95 -00:10:49.840 --> 00:10:52.640 -# Maori Battalion march to glory, - -96 -00:10:54.080 --> 00:10:57.360 -# take the honour of -the people with you. - -97 -00:10:58.520 --> 00:11:02.320 -# And we will march, -march, march to the enemy. - -98 -00:11:02.880 --> 00:11:05.880 -# And we will fight -right to the end. # - -99 -00:11:23.480 --> 00:11:28.600 -Passchendaele - out of the seasonal -mist unique to this corner of Europe - -100 -00:11:28.640 --> 00:11:36.520 -comes a line-up of Commonwealth war -veterans, high-ranking officials and -national leaders. - -101 -00:11:36.760 --> 00:11:41.400 -They have come from all over to -pay their respects at the -90th anniversary - -102 -00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:45.240 -of one of the bloodiest -conflicts of the First World War. - -103 -00:11:45.280 --> 00:11:49.040 -Passchendaele represents the -greatest loss of life to NZ -servicemen - -104 -00:11:49.080 --> 00:11:53.800 -in any battle or campaign or war -that NZers have ever been involved -in. - -105 -00:11:53.840 --> 00:11:56.640 -It exceeds Gallipoli in -terms of the loss of life. - -106 -00:11:56.680 --> 00:12:01.160 -It's extraordinary, and so many -NZers went to their death at -Passchendaele, - -107 -00:12:01.200 --> 00:12:04.840 -over literally several -hundred metres of dirt. - -108 -00:12:04.880 --> 00:12:09.560 -Among the NZ dignitaries is -Corporal Willie Apiata, VC. - -109 -00:12:10.680 --> 00:12:16.400 -Tremendously important, but Willie, -as our most recent VC winner - -the first since World War II - - -110 -00:12:16.440 --> 00:12:20.320 -was there for the country, -but also for Willie. - -111 -00:12:20.720 --> 00:12:23.480 -This day will prove a -significant turning point - -112 -00:12:23.520 --> 00:12:28.800 -in Willie's understanding of the -medal he now so proudly bears. - -113 -00:12:29.520 --> 00:12:36.920 -I felt very honoured, going over, -but, you know, I was seeking -knowledge at the same time. - -114 -00:12:37.440 --> 00:12:43.320 -When the official party arrives at -Tyne Cot, the largest Commonwealth -cemetery in the world, - -115 -00:12:43.360 --> 00:12:47.160 -the true sense of scale -and loss is felt by all. - -116 -00:12:49.880 --> 00:12:52.600 -This is an occasion to honour -and remember those - -117 -00:12:52.640 --> 00:12:57.320 -who made the supreme sacrifice -in the War to End all Wars. - -118 -00:12:58.200 --> 00:13:00.200 -# Hold thou thy cross - -119 -00:13:02.600 --> 00:13:04.680 -# before my closing eyes. - -120 -00:13:11.120 --> 00:13:14.800 -# Shine through the -gloom and point me to... # - -121 -00:13:19.920 --> 00:13:26.120 -With hundreds of NZers laid to rest -here, Tyne Cot has a profound effect -on Willie. - -122 -00:13:26.160 --> 00:13:30.080 -I saw the walls with all their names -on it. That's when it hits home - - -123 -00:13:30.120 --> 00:13:34.400 -that so many men just walked -out of their trench, eh, - -124 -00:13:36.920 --> 00:13:39.520 -and knew they were going to die. - -125 -00:13:39.760 --> 00:13:41.760 -# Abide with me. # - -126 -00:13:54.440 --> 00:14:01.920 -For the rest of the day, Willie -visits sites where thousands of -young men lost their lives. - -127 -00:14:02.560 --> 00:14:07.160 -The Kiwis took 20 minutes to get -out of the front line, get across -no-man's-land - -128 -00:14:07.200 --> 00:14:10.040 -and to the German front -line, so they moved fast. - -129 -00:14:10.080 --> 00:14:18.560 -The Germans knew where they were and -started to shell them. That's when -we took most of our casualties. - -130 -00:14:20.640 --> 00:14:24.400 -Almighty God, in whose hands -are the living and the dead. - -131 -00:14:24.440 --> 00:14:31.080 -We give you thanks for all your -servants who have laid down their -lives in service of our country. - -132 -00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:36.000 -Grant them your mercy in the -light of your presence. Amene. - -133 -00:14:36.440 --> 00:14:38.440 -CHURCH BELL TOLLS - -134 -00:14:38.800 --> 00:14:43.680 -Confronted with the huge loss of -life on an unprecedented scale at -Passchendaele, - -135 -00:14:43.720 --> 00:14:48.000 -Willie's own brush with death -now takes on a new meaning. - -136 -00:14:48.040 --> 00:14:54.120 -All the people I know that have -been awarded them are just ordinary -blokes, and that's all they are. - -137 -00:14:54.160 --> 00:15:02.640 -Just normal blokes just looking -out for their mates and doing what -people call extraordinary things. - -138 -00:15:05.360 --> 00:15:11.000 -It takes some time to sink in, but I -think Passchendaele was a watershed -time - -139 -00:15:11.040 --> 00:15:16.320 -for him to really understand, -now, what it was really all about. - -140 -00:15:17.480 --> 00:15:25.880 -Departing from their official -schedule, Willie returns to Tyne Cot -Cemetery, this time in private. - -141 -00:15:33.120 --> 00:15:38.520 -We went back to Tyne Cot, and that's -where, you know, I had my time. - -142 -00:15:42.240 --> 00:15:45.520 -Quite heavy on the -chest there, Willie. - -143 -00:15:52.080 --> 00:15:54.080 -WHISPERS: Jesus. - -144 -00:15:55.040 --> 00:15:57.120 -What were you doing at 21? - -145 -00:15:58.480 --> 00:16:01.680 -It's the first Kiwi -one we've seen, eh? - -146 -00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:06.640 -There's another one of the brothers. - -147 -00:16:06.680 --> 00:16:10.120 -It makes you feel quite unworthy, -walking amongst all those -gravestones, - -148 -00:16:10.160 --> 00:16:15.960 -knowing that they put more forward -than any man could ever ask of them. - -149 -00:16:48.800 --> 00:16:56.000 -As dusk falls, the two soldiers find -a grave with the familiar markings -of a Victoria Cross. - -150 -00:16:56.040 --> 00:16:58.040 -Tena koe, e hoa. - -151 -00:17:07.320 --> 00:17:10.200 -That's one of your brothers, mate. - -152 -00:17:13.000 --> 00:17:21.280 -Like so many other Victoria Cross -winners, Canadian Private JP -Robertson died on the battlefield. - -153 -00:17:31.200 --> 00:17:35.720 -It's a tribe that you've -been... basically awarded into. - -154 -00:17:35.760 --> 00:17:41.360 -And that's a forefather that's gone -before you, even though he's not a -Kiwi. - -155 -00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:47.600 -But it's someone that now- That -carried the burden that I have to -carry now. - -156 -00:18:10.640 --> 00:18:15.600 -It's four months since Corporal -Willie Apiata of the NZ -Special Air Service - -157 -00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:19.240 -was awarded the -Victoria Cross for valour, - -158 -00:18:19.440 --> 00:18:24.960 -and in that time he has come to -terms with the fact that he is now -a national hero - -159 -00:18:25.000 --> 00:18:29.880 -and the latest member of a -truly unique association of men. - -160 -00:18:30.640 --> 00:18:36.520 -Suddenly been automatically enlisted -into a club of very few members. - -161 -00:18:38.360 --> 00:18:43.640 -Accompanied by his commanding -officer, Willie has requested -a meeting with his lawyers. - -162 -00:18:43.680 --> 00:18:45.960 -Hi, Jim. -Nice to see you. -And you. - -163 -00:18:46.000 --> 00:18:49.000 -He has reached a momentous decision. - -164 -00:18:49.040 --> 00:18:53.120 -Thought long and hard about -what I wanna do with the medal. - -165 -00:18:53.160 --> 00:18:59.800 -Wasn't just earned by me. It was -earned by all those men that were -out there that day. - -166 -00:18:59.840 --> 00:19:04.600 -In simple terms, it seems to me that -you're giving away more than you've -ever had, - -167 -00:19:04.640 --> 00:19:06.720 -almost before you've got it. - -168 -00:19:06.760 --> 00:19:10.760 -It'll never be sold, or there will -never be any quarrels over it. - -169 -00:19:10.800 --> 00:19:17.000 -As you know, what this does is gift -the Victoria Cross, effectively, to -NZ. - -170 -00:19:23.640 --> 00:19:25.640 -Congratulations. - -171 -00:19:32.440 --> 00:19:40.520 -When my life has passed, my son, his -sons and our bloodline will be able -to wear it and represent me. - -172 -00:19:43.080 --> 00:19:47.080 -The resting place for it -will be here in the unit. - diff --git a/test_NZOnScreen_4_847f5c91af65d44b.en.SRT b/test_NZOnScreen_4_847f5c91af65d44b.en.SRT deleted file mode 100644 index 9c25a5b53d..0000000000 --- a/test_NZOnScreen_4_847f5c91af65d44b.en.SRT +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1142 +0,0 @@ -WEBVTT FILE - -1 -00:00:03.120 --> 00:00:06.400 -At the Battle of the Somme -in World War I, - -2 -00:00:06.520 --> 00:00:13.160 -a NZ colonel led a formidable attack -on the German trenches that has -become legendary. - -3 -00:00:13.200 --> 00:00:19.000 -With death in the air, he advanced -on the enemy, despite being hit by -machine-gun fire. - -4 -00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:26.640 -Shot again and again, his body -shattered. He refused any help until -the Germans finally surrendered. - -5 -00:00:26.680 --> 00:00:30.200 -For having inspired his men -with his own contempt for danger, - -6 -00:00:30.240 --> 00:00:37.520 -this soldier was awarded the -greatest military honour of them -all - the Victoria Cross. - -7 -00:00:46.400 --> 00:00:48.400 -BELL TOLLS - -8 -00:00:50.440 --> 00:00:56.440 -The NZer was Lord Bernard Freyberg, -and his remains are buried in the -heart of the English countryside, - -9 -00:00:56.480 --> 00:01:03.640 -where today, family and friends are -meeting at a special commemorative -service for him. - -10 -00:01:03.680 --> 00:01:10.520 -Among the dignitaries, descendants -and attendants is a visiting member -of NZ's elite NZSAS - - -11 -00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:12.640 -Corporal Willie Apiata. - -12 -00:01:12.720 --> 00:01:15.680 -< You know Corporal Apiata? -Valerian Freyberg. How do you do? - -13 -00:01:15.720 --> 00:01:22.440 -Like the man he has travelled so far -to honour, Corporal Willie Apiata is -a holder of the Victoria Cross. - -14 -00:01:22.480 --> 00:01:28.360 -I never thought I would ever see -another NZer awarded one of that, -so... - -15 -00:01:28.960 --> 00:01:32.640 -In just a handful of weeks, the -award has propelled a soldier - -16 -00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:36.400 -used to a life of anonymity -into full public view, - -17 -00:01:36.440 --> 00:01:41.640 -making him the star of the NZ -military and a hero to his country. - -18 -00:01:42.720 --> 00:01:49.800 -The Victoria Cross - the result of -a selfless act of bravery in the war -in Afghanistan. - -19 -00:01:50.960 --> 00:01:53.560 -It was a moment long forgotten, - -20 -00:01:56.840 --> 00:01:59.240 -until just three months ago. - -21 -00:02:10.920 --> 00:02:12.920 -Captions by Able. - -22 -00:02:12.920 --> 00:02:14.920 -www.able.co.nz - -23 -00:02:14.920 --> 00:02:16.920 -Copyright Able 2016 - -24 -00:02:23.280 --> 00:02:26.000 -At the headquarters of -NZ Special Air Service, - -25 -00:02:26.040 --> 00:02:31.320 -the commanding officer is about to -release the biggest story in the -unit's history - - -26 -00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:34.000 -one he has kept secret -for almost a year. - -27 -00:02:34.040 --> 00:02:38.240 -When I took over from my -predecessor, he informed me of a -number of issues, - -28 -00:02:38.280 --> 00:02:43.160 -and his parting shot was, 'Oh, and -by the way, you might wanna keep -your eye on this.' - -29 -00:02:43.200 --> 00:02:46.280 -In 2006, the colonel -was handed a dossier - -30 -00:02:46.320 --> 00:02:52.520 -recommending one of his corporals -receive the highest award for -gallantry, and, one month ago, - -31 -00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:58.840 -the recommendation was approved by -the head of the Commonwealth, -the Queen. - -32 -00:02:58.880 --> 00:03:00.240 -Do you wanna get Willie? - -33 -00:03:00.280 --> 00:03:03.360 -The mana of this honour makes -the story too big to hide, - -34 -00:03:03.400 --> 00:03:08.520 -so Corporal Willie Apiata must be -revealed to the NZ public tomorrow. - -35 -00:03:08.560 --> 00:03:10.560 -Hey, Willie. Let's go. - -36 -00:03:13.400 --> 00:03:19.800 -A five-year veteran of this unit, -Willie Apiata is oblivious to what -awaits. - -37 -00:03:20.320 --> 00:03:28.240 -It's usually bad news for a corporal -to be dragged into CO's office on -any day, let alone a Sunday morning. - -38 -00:03:28.280 --> 00:03:30.280 -Morning, Willie. -Boss. - -39 -00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:32.360 -Have a sit down. - -40 -00:03:33.640 --> 00:03:37.360 -Probably received the shock of -his life in the next five minutes. - -41 -00:03:37.400 --> 00:03:41.680 -Laid out in front of Willie -Apiata were three letters. - -42 -00:03:41.720 --> 00:03:45.920 -Just sorta wondering, you know, -'What the hell's going on here?' - -43 -00:03:45.960 --> 00:03:50.960 -Opened the first letter and -started reading through and... - -44 -00:03:53.520 --> 00:03:57.720 -yeah, it was... I was -quite speechless, actually. - -45 -00:03:58.000 --> 00:04:00.000 -Yeah. And emotional. - -46 -00:04:02.520 --> 00:04:08.360 -The Queen's representative - the -Governor-General - the NZ Prime -Minister and Minister of Defence - -47 -00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:12.960 -confirmed that Willie Apiata will -receive the rarest of military -honours, - -48 -00:04:13.000 --> 00:04:18.360 -making him one of just 12 holders -of the Victoria Cross alive in the -world. - -49 -00:04:18.400 --> 00:04:26.200 -Didn't really get a chance for it -to sink in. I was on the way down -to Wellington that afternoon. - -50 -00:04:30.560 --> 00:04:37.040 -As a Special Forces soldier, -the disclosure of Corporal Willie -Apiata's actions is unprecedented. - -51 -00:04:37.080 --> 00:04:42.360 -He's also the first person to -receive the Victoria Cross for NZ. - -52 -00:04:47.880 --> 00:04:49.880 -FLIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT - -53 -00:04:50.040 --> 00:04:57.800 -Willie is flying by his commanding -officer, his regimental sergeant -major and a mentor from the unit. - -54 -00:04:57.840 --> 00:05:03.920 -In Wellington, their job is to keep -Willie up close, but out of sight... -until tomorrow's announcement. - -55 -00:05:03.960 --> 00:05:07.800 -It's hard enough for me, knowing, -but I wasn't receiving the medal. - -56 -00:05:07.840 --> 00:05:16.320 -For Willie, it would be impossible -to sit on this secret, knowing that -his whole life was gonna change. - -57 -00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:24.880 -The first step in this life-changing -event takes the group to an almost -deserted NZ defence headquarters, - -58 -00:05:24.920 --> 00:05:30.680 -where the team responsible for -overseeing tomorrow's public -announcement has a long night ahead. - -59 -00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:33.400 -Hi, Clive. -Gidday, how are you? > - -60 -00:05:32.560 --> 00:05:35.960 -Clive Robinson. Willie Apiata. -Hi, Willie. - -61 -00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:41.600 -Clive will measure you for your -uniforms and then we'll get photos. - -62 -00:05:39.760 --> 00:05:41.760 -OK. Cool. -< All right. - -63 -00:05:41.920 --> 00:05:46.320 -Straight away, Willie is sent for -a uniform fitting in an adjacent -building. - -64 -00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:50.040 -One day, you'll have a -statue like this here. - -65 -00:05:52.960 --> 00:05:58.600 -The statue of Brigadier Bernard -Freyberg, VC, is a reminder to -Willie of his new-found status. - -66 -00:05:58.640 --> 00:06:02.920 -Look ahead, like you would. > -CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS - -67 -00:06:01.520 --> 00:06:03.520 -Great. > - -68 -00:06:07.280 --> 00:06:10.160 -Your feet touched the ground yet? > - -69 -00:06:16.320 --> 00:06:17.880 -Drop your arms by your side. - -70 -00:06:17.920 --> 00:06:23.040 -Willie gets a new uniform befitting -the occasion of such an -announcement. - -71 -00:06:23.080 --> 00:06:29.240 -You know, Willie's more comfortable -in a pair of gumboots and a pair of -old trackies or his hunting gear. - -72 -00:06:29.280 --> 00:06:36.360 -The reality of it is that, you know, -that's not appropriate attire for a -public event. - -73 -00:06:36.640 --> 00:06:38.640 -It's all organised. - -74 -00:06:38.880 --> 00:06:45.200 -In the evening, Willie receives an -unexpected visit from the country's -most senior military commander, - -75 -00:06:45.240 --> 00:06:48.080 -Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae. - -76 -00:06:48.120 --> 00:06:51.880 -From 10.30am tomorrow, -you'll be wearing those. - -77 -00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:53.920 -CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS - -78 -00:06:57.880 --> 00:07:00.960 -Good luck. -WHISPERS: Thank you, sir. - -79 -00:07:03.800 --> 00:07:05.800 -See you tomorrow. - -80 -00:07:08.920 --> 00:07:16.600 -Understandably nervous, Willie -is the first NZ recipient of the -Victoria Cross in 64 years. - -81 -00:07:16.680 --> 00:07:18.760 -You've just gotta relax. - -82 -00:07:19.120 --> 00:07:20.800 -You'll get plenty of this. - -83 -00:07:20.840 --> 00:07:25.920 -It's a fairly daunting prospect to -know that you've gone from relative -anonymity - -84 -00:07:25.960 --> 00:07:29.440 -to becoming a public figure -for the rest of your life. - -85 -00:07:29.480 --> 00:07:32.280 -Three, two, one. Three, two, one. - -86 -00:07:31.720 --> 00:07:33.720 -CLICK! CLICK! CLICK! - -87 -00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:37.040 -OK, you can relax. - -88 -00:07:42.640 --> 00:07:46.880 -Willie gets a crash course in -how to be an overnight hero. - -89 -00:07:46.920 --> 00:07:52.920 -Willie's a very humble person by -nature and not prone to saying -too much. - -90 -00:07:53.160 --> 00:07:56.880 -But that doesn't cut the mustard -with an announcement like this. - -91 -00:07:56.920 --> 00:08:01.240 -Then people wanna know a little bit -about you and they wanna hear your -story. - -92 -00:08:01.280 --> 00:08:03.280 -You're a hero. - -93 -00:08:04.240 --> 00:08:09.960 -Absolutely. Now, you might need to -hear that a few more times before it -starts sitting comfortably, - -94 -00:08:10.000 --> 00:08:12.480 -and you're gonna hear it a lot. - -95 -00:08:13.480 --> 00:08:19.960 -As of tomorrow, when the first -radio bulletins go out, you are -a NZ celebrity. > - -96 -00:08:20.440 --> 00:08:27.120 -People worldwide will be reading the -Prime Minister's announcement and -seeing your photo by 11am tomorrow. - -97 -00:08:27.160 --> 00:08:30.360 -That's how big, how fast -it's all gonna happen. > - -98 -00:08:30.400 --> 00:08:34.440 -It's gonna take a little while -to rattle round in between your -ears, > - -99 -00:08:34.480 --> 00:08:39.280 -but I'm telling you now, bro, -it's the absolute reality. > - -100 -00:08:40.560 --> 00:08:45.520 -It's like how you jump into the deep -end of a pool and you can't really -swim, eh. - -101 -00:08:45.560 --> 00:08:49.960 -And you're treading so much water -trying to get back to the surface. - -102 -00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:52.520 -At midnight, the -call is made to stop. - -103 -00:08:52.560 --> 00:08:55.400 -We might tell them we're -there. 8am tomorrow? - -104 -00:08:55.440 --> 00:08:59.880 -For Willie, a sleepless night lies -ahead, as he knows that tomorrow, - -105 -00:08:59.920 --> 00:09:05.520 -NZ will be delivered the -groundbreaking news - they have a -new hero. - -106 -00:09:09.280 --> 00:09:11.560 -RADIO BULLETIN MUSIC PLAYS - -107 -00:09:12.920 --> 00:09:17.800 -Good morning. Welcome to Morning -Report on Radio NZ National. -It's the 2nd of July... - -108 -00:09:17.840 --> 00:09:20.560 -There hasn't been much sleep -for Corporal Willie Apiata - -109 -00:09:20.600 --> 00:09:27.320 -since the bombshell delivered by his -commanding officer yesterday that he -is to be awarded the Victoria Cross. - -110 -00:09:27.360 --> 00:09:33.960 -Today, it's NZ's turn to find out, -along with his family and his unit, -the NZSAS. - -111 -00:09:34.080 --> 00:09:38.960 -I'm still trying to get to grips -with what I've been awarded - -112 -00:09:39.000 --> 00:09:43.280 -and the roller-coaster -ride that had just started. - -113 -00:09:47.520 --> 00:09:55.400 -It's just before 8am and the NZSAS -soldiers head to Defence House in -preparation for the announcement. - -114 -00:09:55.440 --> 00:10:01.040 -For Willie, it's the last time he -will walk in public unrecognised. - -115 -00:10:01.920 --> 00:10:06.000 -It's cast a spotlight upon us -that we didn't necessarily want. - -116 -00:10:06.040 --> 00:10:14.040 -It's certainly cast a spotlight -on Willie. I'm sure he would've -preferred to remain anonymous. - -117 -00:10:14.920 --> 00:10:21.120 -The media briefing continues. -Because so many aspects of his -mission are deemed classified - -118 -00:10:21.160 --> 00:10:26.280 -or highly sensitive, there are many -no-go areas for what Willie can say. - -119 -00:10:26.320 --> 00:10:28.320 -< Did you shoot anyone? - -120 -00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:34.080 -It just set boundaries for Willie, -what he could say within the -bounds of operational security, - -121 -00:10:34.120 --> 00:10:37.680 -what he was comfortable with, -so that he had something to say. - -122 -00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:44.320 -It will be obvious that someone was -trying to shoot you and your mates, -and they'll want you to say it. - -123 -00:10:44.360 --> 00:10:48.480 -I'm thinking as a CO now. There are -realities. We are in Afghanistan. - -124 -00:10:48.520 --> 00:10:52.920 -You know, a number of NZers might -like the fact that Willie's received -a VC, - -125 -00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:57.360 -and there may be -some who aren't as... -Enthusiastic. - -126 -00:10:55.520 --> 00:10:59.240 -...aren't as enthusiastic, and -I'm very concerned about that. - -127 -00:10:59.280 --> 00:11:03.480 -Today's the big alligator. -One big alligator's gonna come. - -128 -00:11:03.520 --> 00:11:09.240 -I think one of the questions will -be, 'What are you feeling?' -'What does your family think?' > - -129 -00:11:09.280 --> 00:11:15.400 -Things like that. They just wanna -know you first, and, I think later -on, there'll be other alligators, - -130 -00:11:15.440 --> 00:11:20.040 -but with this big one, eh, -it's, 'Who is Willie Apiata?' - -131 -00:11:23.640 --> 00:11:27.240 -In the offices of the Minister -of Defence, aide Jeremy Seed - -132 -00:11:27.280 --> 00:11:30.720 -is putting the last -touches to the press packs. - -133 -00:11:30.760 --> 00:11:38.160 -The media have been called to a -special press conference by the -Prime Minister, starting in an hour. - -134 -00:11:38.200 --> 00:11:44.760 -Meet me at 10.30, OK? That's out -there. Nah, I'm not telling you any -more. OK. Cheers, mate. See ya. - -135 -00:11:44.800 --> 00:11:47.880 -They're all running around -like headless chickens- > -Oh, yeah. 'What's happening?' - -136 -00:11:47.920 --> 00:11:54.320 -Meanwhile, Willie succumbs to nerves -for the first time and steps out for -a break. - -137 -00:11:54.360 --> 00:11:57.240 -Countdown's getting closer, Sam. - -138 -00:11:58.800 --> 00:12:01.680 -We're doing something -the unit just doesn't do. - -139 -00:12:01.720 --> 00:12:07.160 -There's that public's... need and -right to know. It's already been -set out pretty clearly. - -140 -00:12:07.200 --> 00:12:11.480 -You know, we're not some -organisation that is particularly -comfortable - - -141 -00:12:11.520 --> 00:12:15.920 -feels this is necessary. We know -it's a requirement as a result of -the award, - -142 -00:12:15.960 --> 00:12:19.440 -but as far as I'm concerned, -it's business as usual. - -143 -00:12:19.480 --> 00:12:24.640 -The moment you say SAS, it tends to -draw publicity. I've never got my -head around that. - -144 -00:12:24.680 --> 00:12:31.160 -We just go about our business, but -SAS, by the nature of its business, -is a secretive organisation, - -145 -00:12:31.200 --> 00:12:35.560 -capable of very discreet operations. -And that draws public attention. - -146 -00:12:35.600 --> 00:12:40.600 -People like to know things that -they're not allowed to know. - -147 -00:12:43.280 --> 00:12:45.280 -September 11, 2001. - -148 -00:12:49.680 --> 00:12:52.480 -A series of devastating -attacks on US soil, - -149 -00:12:52.520 --> 00:12:57.720 -carried out by the terrorist -organisation Al Qaeda, shocked -the world. - -150 -00:12:57.760 --> 00:13:01.480 -Their network of training camps -was traced back to Afghanistan, - -151 -00:13:01.520 --> 00:13:09.400 -where, under the fundamentalist -Muslim army, the Taliban, they -operated with near impunity. - -152 -00:13:11.400 --> 00:13:16.160 -Within days of 9/11, US forces were -in Afghanistan and on the offensive. - -153 -00:13:16.200 --> 00:13:18.200 -Fire. -BOMB EXPLODES - -154 -00:13:19.040 --> 00:13:26.160 -Their aim - to overthrow the -Taliban, capture Al Qaeda operatives -and their leader, Osama bin Laden, - -155 -00:13:26.200 --> 00:13:29.200 -now the most wanted -man in the world. - -156 -00:13:30.120 --> 00:13:32.120 -MACHINE GUNS FIRE - -157 -00:13:33.280 --> 00:13:34.360 -GUN FIRES - -158 -00:13:34.400 --> 00:13:40.560 -Much of Afghanistan quickly fell -under American control, but failure -to block all escape routes - -159 -00:13:40.600 --> 00:13:45.480 -meant bin Laden and hundreds of his -most hardened fighters had slipped -the net. - -160 -00:13:45.520 --> 00:13:50.920 -They were now hiding in -Afghanistan's remote mountain -regions. - -161 -00:13:53.800 --> 00:14:00.800 -An international coalition, -led by US forces, set out to -track the terrorists down. - -162 -00:14:03.280 --> 00:14:10.600 -Among those in relentless pursuit -was a small band of highly skilled -men from NZ's SAS unit - - -163 -00:14:10.640 --> 00:14:15.120 -a member of the world's -most renowned special forces. - -164 -00:14:17.080 --> 00:14:22.080 -Just hours ahead of his own press -conference, Willie undergoes a dress -rehearsal. - -165 -00:14:22.120 --> 00:14:27.880 -The camera's here on tripods. -Everyone will sit there with -their notebooks. - -166 -00:14:27.920 --> 00:14:33.080 -OK, Corporal. Can you tell us a -little bit about what actually -happened? - -167 -00:14:33.120 --> 00:14:38.400 -We've got it here on paper - -the description of the events -that led you getting this honour. - -168 -00:14:38.440 --> 00:14:44.560 -Nerves are shared by all as the -Minister and Chief of Defence make -final checks on the press release. - -169 -00:14:44.600 --> 00:14:49.200 -He took it remarkably well. > -He seemed quite composed. - -170 -00:14:47.320 --> 00:14:48.480 -Very composed. > - -171 -00:14:48.520 --> 00:14:50.520 -And relaxed about it. - -172 -00:14:49.840 --> 00:14:53.720 -Although apparently he's had -three cigarettes this morning. - -173 -00:14:53.760 --> 00:14:55.760 -< (LAUGHS) - -174 -00:14:55.920 --> 00:14:58.520 -How many people have you shot? > - -175 -00:14:59.800 --> 00:15:06.080 -That is the worst question to ask -a soldier. If you wanna insult him, -that's the best way to do it. - -176 -00:15:06.120 --> 00:15:09.960 -The carefully worded statement -gets some last-minute revisions. - -177 -00:15:10.000 --> 00:15:12.480 -CELL PHONE RINGS -Hello, Jeremy speaking. > - -178 -00:15:12.520 --> 00:15:14.520 -Adam. Adam! -Yeah? > - -179 -00:15:15.280 --> 00:15:22.680 -Drop your cup of tea. This is the -final statement. We're to get it -in as many packs as we can. - -180 -00:15:23.840 --> 00:15:29.400 -The men from Willie's squadron -gather at the unit and are the -first to hear the news. - -181 -00:15:29.440 --> 00:15:34.880 -I'm disappointed to not be here -in person, and the reason for that -will become clear very soon. - -182 -00:15:34.920 --> 00:15:38.680 -Today, I'm speaking to you about -something that, in my opinion, - -183 -00:15:38.720 --> 00:15:44.920 -is the biggest event in the -history of the 1st NZ Special -Air Service Group. - -184 -00:15:44.960 --> 00:15:46.960 -Hi, Jim speaking. - -185 -00:15:47.200 --> 00:15:50.480 -It's 10.30. All the boys will know. -Yep. - -186 -00:15:52.720 --> 00:15:57.800 -Big burden off your shoulders now. > -Oh, I know. Jeez. Crikey. - -187 -00:15:55.920 --> 00:15:58.720 -How long did you know about that? > - -188 -00:15:58.720 --> 00:16:01.880 -How long have I known about that? -Yeah. -10 months - since I took command. - -189 -00:16:01.920 --> 00:16:08.360 -The wonderful thing was that I saw -it in the CDF's office, and it was -passed to the CDF and then to me. - -190 -00:16:08.400 --> 00:16:11.960 -Signed by the Queen, and I -had a little moment myself. - -191 -00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:16.760 -So I had a small appreciation of -what it would be like for him to -open that letter. - -192 -00:16:16.800 --> 00:16:21.320 -He's earnt it. It's his. Doesn't -matter if he wants it or not. -He earnt it. - -193 -00:16:21.360 --> 00:16:23.880 -Along with Corporal -Willie Apiata's VC, - -194 -00:16:23.920 --> 00:16:29.400 -the Prime Minister announces three -other medals to be awarded for acts -of gallantry. - -195 -00:16:29.440 --> 00:16:34.160 -Morning, everyone. We're here -this morning to note that the -Governor-General - -196 -00:16:34.200 --> 00:16:40.800 -< has formally announced that the -Queen has approved four NZ Gallantry -Awards. - -197 -00:16:41.200 --> 00:16:47.920 -As the Prime Minister delivers -the news to the nation, Willie -is finally allowed to call home. - -198 -00:16:47.960 --> 00:16:53.400 -Corporal Apiata becomes the first -winner of the Victoria Cross for NZ - -199 -00:16:53.440 --> 00:16:58.440 -under the Royal Warrant for -the NZ Gallantry Awards of 1999. - -200 -00:17:04.200 --> 00:17:08.120 -RADIO: ...the Victoria Cross is -going to Corporal Bill Henry Apiata. - -201 -00:17:08.160 --> 00:17:11.920 -The Prime Minister says Corporal -Apiata showed stunning courage - -202 -00:17:11.960 --> 00:17:15.520 -by carrying an injured soldier -to safety while under fire. - -203 -00:17:15.560 --> 00:17:19.960 -In no time at all, the story -spreads across the media. - -204 -00:17:20.520 --> 00:17:22.920 -ONE NEWS INTRODUCTION PLAYS - -205 -00:17:23.560 --> 00:17:27.120 -TV: A member of the SAS has been -awarded the Victoria Cross, - -206 -00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:32.760 -making him the first NZer to receive -the award since the end of the -Second World War. - -207 -00:17:32.800 --> 00:17:38.600 -That's when it finally hit home, eh. -Seeing it announced to the world. - -208 -00:17:38.640 --> 00:17:43.320 -Corporal Apiata displayed -stunning courage and selflessness, - -209 -00:17:43.360 --> 00:17:49.160 -risking his life to save a -colleague in a situation of -extreme danger. - -210 -00:17:49.520 --> 00:17:52.200 -TV: That's Guyon Espiner, live. - -211 -00:17:52.520 --> 00:17:59.120 -In that small amount of time before -the press conference when it was -announced, - -212 -00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:03.360 -I was trying to get to grips with -all the things that were happening -to me. - -213 -00:18:03.400 --> 00:18:05.400 -Worried? - -214 -00:18:06.840 --> 00:18:13.800 -Until then, it had been all sort of -surreal. We'd talked about it, we'd -discussed how it was going to go, - -215 -00:18:13.840 --> 00:18:18.480 -but that's a whole different thing -when you see yourself on the -national news. - -216 -00:18:18.520 --> 00:18:21.600 -And for Willie Apiata, -it's a whole different thing - -217 -00:18:21.640 --> 00:18:26.920 -when you have to front up at your -own national press conference. - diff --git a/test_NZOnScreen_4_ab60d7ff65270d22.en.SRT b/test_NZOnScreen_4_ab60d7ff65270d22.en.SRT deleted file mode 100644 index 6f6bf0efcf..0000000000 --- a/test_NZOnScreen_4_ab60d7ff65270d22.en.SRT +++ /dev/null @@ -1,43 +0,0 @@ -WEBVTT FILE - -1 -00:00:01.800 --> 00:00:04.800 -# Maori Battalion -march to victory. - -2 -00:00:05.680 --> 00:00:08.680 -# Maori Battalion -staunch and true. - -3 -00:00:10.360 --> 00:00:13.160 -# Maori Battalion march to glory, - -4 -00:00:14.880 --> 00:00:18.160 -# take the honour of -the people with you. - -5 -00:00:19.200 --> 00:00:23.000 -# And we will march, -march, march to the enemy, - -6 -00:00:23.640 --> 00:00:26.640 -# and we will fight -right to the end. # - -7 -00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:28.640 -Captions by Able. - -8 -00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:30.640 -www.able.co.nz - -9 -00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:32.640 -Copyright Able 2016 -