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...
by Danny Keenan | Aug 23, 2022 | Global Native History
Over recent years, native historians from the USA and New Zealand, and other countries like Australia, have sought to present the writing of their native histories, with those of native groups overseas. That is, the question has been posed – how can native...
by Danny Keenan | Aug 23, 2022 | Wars Library
A significant number of books, articles, monographs and other texts dealing with the Land Wars appeared before 1900. Many of these texts were written by participants in the events described, or by close observers. In that respect, they are important for their...
