there is one Commonwealth Burial of the first World War in the WAIHAHA MAORI CEMETERY, Moeraorao - situated on the land route between Kawakawa and Russell, By of Islands:

Hoepa PEKA
Rank Last Held: Private
Serial No.: 16/30
Place of Birth: Raukokere, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
First Known Rank: Private
Next of Kin: Maaka Peka (brother), Raukokere, Opotiki, New Zealand
- Son of Ripeka Rameka of Waihaha, North Auckland
Marital Status: Single
Enlistment Address: Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand
Military District: Wellington
Body on Embarkation: 1st Maori Contingent
Embarkation Unit: B Company
Embarkation Date: 14 February 1915
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Transport: HMNZT 20
Vessel: Warrimoo
Destination: Suez,Egypt (26 March 1915)
Campaigns:
* Egypt
* Western Front
Last Unit Served: New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion
Place of Death: New Zealand to France
Date of Death: 10 March 1920
Year of Death: 1920
Cause of Death: Died of disease
Cemetery Name: urupa, Waihaha Maori Cemetery, Moeraorao, Bay of Islands, New Zealand