The Te Mata School Roll of Honour 1914-1919 is held at Te Mata School. This lists one man killed in action (William E. Mold), four men died of sickness (H.S. Pain, H. Phillips, A.W. Gibbison and T.G. Mold), one missing (H. Proctor), and 26 also served.
The Te Mata District Roll of Honour 1939-1945 is housed in the Te Mata hall, just across the road from the school. This lists six men killed in action (Captain C.D. Brown MM, Flight Sergeant A.G. Gibbison, Sapper R.J. Harrison, and Gunners R.A. Dean, W.G. Hodson and F.D. Nicholson) and 42 also served. The Te Mata Public Hall dates from 1905.
The hall also holds the Ruapuke roll of honour. This was originally unveiled in the Ruapuke hall on 16 May 1956, but was later moved to Te Mata. It lists three names from the South African War, 15 from the First World War, 17 from the Second World War, and one from J-Force (post-war service in Japan).
There is also an Anzac memorial tree ('lone pine') in the Te Mata Domain.
Sources: F.J. Trolove, Ruapuke: The Early Days, Hamilton, 1970, p. 16; R.T. Vernon, Te Mata, Te Hutewai, Hamilton, 1972, facing p. 28 pp. 29, 94-5; Raglan and Districts RSA, 1932-2007, Raglan, 2007, inner covers, pp. 90-1, 121, 131-2.
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