by Danny Keenan | Apr 13, 2017 | Home Thoughts from Georgetown
Like many other countries, the USA capital Washington DC features numerous memorials which depict the nation’s military history. The American Civil War is an immediate example; numerous sites and memorials in and around DC commemorate these wars fought between...
by Danny Keenan | Mar 19, 2017 | Changing Landscapes
New Zealand possess countless historic sites which commemorate past conflicts fought on our own soil. The cross on the site of the Te Ngutu O Te Manu battle site (right), near Hawera, is a good example. . However, we also have other sites and memorials around our...
by Danny Keenan | Oct 24, 2016 | Campaigns
This area, South Taranaki especially, remained on an uneasy war-footing after 1860 after members of Ngāti Ruanui travelled north to support Te Ātiawa during the Waitara war. Ngāti Ruanui had returned south after the war and, unhappy at what had happened at Waitara,...
by Danny Keenan | Apr 1, 2016 | Remembering the Dead
Māori ‘rebels’ who fought against the British Army and Armed Constabulary during the Land Wars may soon be officially recognised. Recent calls have been made for the government to remember all Māori war veterans, not just those who fought overseas on the...
by Danny Keenan | Jan 29, 2016 | Student Queries
Many secondary schools now teach the New Zealand Wars as an essential component of Year 12 or Year 13 history, with students undertaking research as to causes and consequences in particular. Setting a good research question often turns on what evidence is readily...
