▁the ▁battle . ▁However , ▁recent ▁studies ▁have ▁demonstrated ▁that ▁this ▁criticism ▁was ▁mis pla ced ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cru cial ▁fail ures ▁higher ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁chain ▁of ▁command . ▁In ▁particular , ▁John ston ' s ▁delay ▁in ▁getting ▁rein for c ements ▁to ▁Ch un uk ▁B air ▁once ▁it ▁was ▁captured ▁likely ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁failure ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁g ains ▁made ▁by ▁Mal one ' s ▁batt alion . ▁ ▁In ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Mal one ' s ▁death ▁was ▁widely ▁reported ▁and ▁keen ly ▁felt , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁Tar an aki ▁region . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Regiment ▁held ▁their ▁former ▁commander ▁in ▁high ▁regard ▁and ▁paid ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Mal one ▁Memorial ▁Gate , ▁white ▁mar ble ▁gates ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁King ▁Edward ▁Park ▁in ▁Str at ford . ▁The ▁gate , ▁one ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁largest ▁war ▁mem orial s ▁that ▁comm emor ates ▁an ▁individual ▁soldier , ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁crowd . ▁The ▁gate ▁is ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁an ▁annual ▁ceremony ▁held ▁on ▁ 8 ▁August ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁Mal one . ▁A ▁fict ional ised ▁colon el ▁based ▁on ▁Mal one ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁character ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁play ▁written ▁by ▁Maurice ▁Sh ad bol t , ▁Once ▁on ▁Ch un uk ▁B air , ▁which ▁told ▁the ▁story ▁of