by Danny Keenan | Oct 4, 2013 | Hidden Article
RANGIRIRI – WHERE MĀORI LOST THEIR COUNTRY The Waikato War started with the British Army invasion at Mangatāwhiri on 12 July 1863. The most important battle of the Waikato campaign was fought at Rangiriri on 20 November 1863. Defeat at Rangiriri effectively...
by Danny Keenan | Sep 15, 2013 | 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...
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...
