Willie Apiata

Our first and only Victoria Cross recipient doesn't love to talk to media, but days before the funeral of the woman he signed up to serve, ...

“It's a huge honour to be here to represent New Zealand and Aotearoa… “The most amazing lady you could ever meet, and it doesn't matter where you are from, poor or rich.. The boy from small town New Zealand said he was made to feel at home in the grandeur of Balmoral Castle when he was awarded the Victoria Cross for valour in 2007.