▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Mal one ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁His ▁older ▁brother , ▁Austin , ▁had ▁previously ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁was ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Ar med ▁Const ab ul ary . ▁A ▁month ▁after ▁his ▁arrival , ▁Mal one ▁joined ▁his ▁brother ▁in ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Const ab ul ary . ▁Both ▁brothers ▁were ▁based ▁at ▁Op un ake , ▁in ▁the ▁Tar an aki ▁region . ▁Mal one ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁storm ing ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁P ari h aka ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁ ▁Mal one ▁left ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Const ab ul ary ▁after ▁two ▁years ▁service ▁and ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁sur f bo ats ▁which ▁un loaded ▁cargo ▁at ▁Op un ake . ▁With ▁his ▁brother , ▁who ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁Ar med ▁Const ab ul ary ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁he ▁eventually ▁bought ▁a ▁large ▁block ▁of ▁bush ▁country ▁near ▁Str at ford ▁and ▁took ▁up ▁far ming . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁his ▁land ▁had ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁product ive ▁far ml and . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁two ▁sister s ▁had ▁also ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁to ▁join ▁them ▁in ▁Str at ford . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁milit ia , ▁the ▁Str at ford ▁R if les . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 ,