by Danny Keenan | Nov 26, 2023 | Wars Library
There is actually quite a reasonable literature now available dealing with the New Zealand Wars. The books and other sources listed below are perhaps the best of these resources available. Books Edmund Bohan, Climates of War, New Zealand in Conflict 1859-69, Hazard...
by Danny Keenan | Sep 15, 2023 | Campaigns
The Wairau confrontation In 1843, forty-nine armed settlers from Nelson travelled east across to Wairau and attempted to enforce a disputed sale against local Maori. The local Maori were from the Ngāti Toa tribe. They were led by Te Rauparaha, and his fighting chief...
by Danny Keenan | Sep 14, 2023 | Te Atiawa’s Claim
As a special case study into the intricacies of the complex claims process, we will focus here in more detail upon the Tribunal Claim of the Te Ātiawa iwi of North Taranaki. In providing such a focus, it is hoped that some appreciation of the influence and...
by Danny Keenan | Sep 11, 2023 | Histories of Māori
Historiography – or ‘what historians argue’ – a case study in historiography: the naming the ‘New Zealand Wars’ The ‘New Zealand Wars’ are known by various names. This essay below is brief and introductory –...
by Danny Keenan | Dec 28, 2022 | Flying the Fern
The Chairman of the Waitangi Tribunal, Sir Eddie Durie, spoke of the 1990 celebrations representing a ‘new beginning’. He was referring to the Crown’s relationship with Maori, emphasising the importance of the Treaty of Waitangi, a view – or hope...
