THE WARS IN DOCUMENTS

THE WARS IN DOCUMENTS

The Primary Sources Researching the New Zealand Wars is so much easier these days because important primary source material is being posted on line.   An important part of researching and writing about the New Zealand Wars (or history in general) is to read and...

AFTER THE WARS 2 – RAWENE 1899

The ‘Dog Tax War’ 1899 Rawene is a small town situated on the northern shores of the Hokianga Harbour in Northland. In 1899, Māori living at Rawene, Waima and Taheke took strong objection to the levying of dog taxes on Māori by the Hokianga County Council....

6 LEGACIES – RECONCILIATION AT PARIHAKA

On 9 June 2017, the Parihaka community  met with Crown officials to receive a reconciliation apology, and $9m restitution for past Crown actions. Looking back  over the history of Parihaka since the invasion of 1881, this was a truly momentous occasion, as many have...