by Danny Keenan | Aug 26, 2013 | Wars Library
The books listed below are all very good and add interesting perspectives when assessing the Waitangi Tribunal process today. Alan Ward, An Unsettled History. Treaty Claims in New Zealand Today, Bridget Williams Books, Wellington, 1999. Giselle Byrnes, The...
by Danny Keenan | Jul 15, 2013 | Campaigns
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....
by Danny Keenan | Jul 10, 2013 | Consequences
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...
by Danny Keenan | Aug 14, 2011 | Wars Library
A History of the Māori Trust Boards This book was commissioned by Te Puni Kokiri and Minister Naiah Mahuta in 2020. The book is currently going thrū production and will be launched sometime in 2024-2025. The Māori Trust Boards are interesting because the...
by Danny Keenan | Sep 15, 2010 | Campaigns
‘The Last Shots Fired in the New Zealand Wars’ Maungapohatu is a small village situated deep in the Urewera National Park, customary home of the Tuhoe people. The Urewera region, which is very isolated and covered with dense bush, was the last area...
