there are 2 Commonwealth burials from WWI at the
KAIKOHE MAORI CEMETERY

Paki Whetu PARA
Also Known As: Parae
Serial No.: 16/346
Place of Birth: Kaikohe, North Auckland, New Zealand
First Known Rank: Private
Occupation before Enlistment: Bushman
Next of Kin: Whetu Para, Kaikohe, New Zealand
Marital Status: Single
Enlistment Address: Kaikohe, New Zealand
Military District: Auckland
Body on Embarkation: 1st Maori Contingent
Embarkation Unit: A Company
Embarkation Date: 14 February 1915
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Transport: HMNZT 20
Vessel: Warrimoo
Destination: Suez, Egypt
Last Unit Served: Pioneer Battalion
Place of Death: New Zealand
Date of Death: 9 May 1916
Year of Death: 1916
Cause of Death: Died of wounds
Cemetery Name: urupa, Kaikohe Maori Cemetery, Kaikohe, New Zealand

Grave Reference: Burials in a churchyard, 2 km west of Kaikohe towards Taheke and Opononi
Biographical Notes: Son of Mr and Mrs Whetu Para of Okaihau, Northland, New Zealand.

Kitohi WARENA
Serial No.: 16/1354
First Known Rank: Private
Occupation before Enlistment: Labourer
Next of Kin: Mrs Arahia Warena (mother), Kaikohe, New Zealand
Body on Embarkation: Maori Contingent
Embarkation Unit: 4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Date: 6 May 1916
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Transport: HMNZT 52 OR HMNZT 53
Vessel: Mokoia or Navua
Destination: Suez, Egypt
Last Unit Served: Pioneer Battalion
Place of Death: New Zealand
Date of Death: 20 October 1917
Year of Death: 1917
Cause of Death: Died of disease
Cemetery Name: urupa, Kaikohe Maori Cemetery, Kaikohe, New Zealand
Grave Reference: Burials in a churchyard, 2 km west of Kaikohe towards Taheke and Opononi

Biographical Notes: Kitohi Warena was the son of Mrs. A. Warena, of Morrinsville, New Zealand.