by Danny Keenan | Sep 11, 2017 | Causes
The Musket Wars ‘Warfare was endemic in Māori society; it was an integral part of the Māori political system’. So writes Angela Ballara in her prodigious study of the musket wars, Taua – ‘Musket Wars’, ‘Land Wars’ or...
by Danny Keenan | Aug 18, 2017 | Published Works
Danny has published many articles in newspapers over the years, mainly focusing on aspects of Māori history. These articles will be progressively added here – place your cursor on the image for article description and click on image to read. ...
by Danny Keenan | Aug 17, 2017 | Hidden Article
Now also on TV, this recent movie by acclaimed New Zealand director Toa Fraser, The Dead Lands is a terrific film. The movie is totally recounted in Māori, too, appropriately since the action occurs in the days before Europe encountered New Zealand. The movie was...
by Danny Keenan | Jul 29, 2017 | Hidden Article, Published Works
Danny’s PhD was completed in the Department of History, Massey University, Palmerston North in 1994. The thesis examined the activities of the Native Land Court in Taranaki from 1865 to about the 1880s. The PhD was entitled Haere Whakamua Hoki Whakamuri. Going...
by Danny Keenan | Jul 6, 2017 | Wars without End
The New Zealand Wars, say most historians, ended in 1872. Militarily speaking, this makes sense because the last shots were fired on 14 February 1872 at Mangaone, on the East Coast of the North Island. But for Māori, the wars never ended, with the conflicts over land...
