by Danny Keenan | Oct 24, 2022 | Campaigns
The Northern Wars 11 March 1845 Hone Heke Pokai and allies attacked the township of Kororareka, New Zealand’s first capital, burning it to the ground. Heke then retreated inland, pursued by the Brtish Army. 8 May 1845 The British Army caught up with...
by Danny Keenan | Sep 15, 2022 | Politics of the 19th Century
During the 19th century, before 1890, elections were not held every three years, as they are today. The government of the day simply came from those who could, at any time, muster a majority. This led to a very unstable form of government. Between 1854, when our first...
by Danny Keenan | Sep 15, 2022 | Te Atiawa’s Claim
This report, entitled the Taranaki Report Kaupapa Tuatahi, was issued by the Waitangi Tribunal in 1996. The Tribunal had commenced its hearings on Taranaki in 1990. However, 1995, the Tribunal felt that it had heard enough to warrant the publishing of its interim...
by Danny Keenan | Sep 14, 2022 | Te Atiawa’s Claim
The Te Atiawa (Taranaki) claim was launched in 1990 at Owae Marae, Waitara. To read more of the origins of the Te Ātiawa Claim, click here – Origins of Te Ātiawa Claim. The Te Ātiawa Claim process lasted for 24 years and proved to be exceedingly complex,...
by Danny Keenan | Sep 1, 2022 | Causes
Background Causes The ‘background causes’ of the New Zealand Wars have been much discussed by historians. For the purposes of this website, we have suggested four areas of discussion amongst which the issue of background causes can be located. 1 The...
