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… steady trade in timber, spars, flax, potatoes, dried fish, Maori artefacts, and even tattooed Maori heads which were in … stage slipped unobtrusively out of the pages of New Zealand history. by Ronald Jones, Journalist and Script Writer, New …
… problems of racial relations were solved, and that the Maoris and settlers were “insensibly forming one people”. … had begun to deteriorate. In some parts of the country, Maoris were complaining of the unscrupulous methods adopted … depth. by Keith Sinclair, M.A., PH.D., Professor of History, University of Auckland. Gore Browne Papers (MSS), …
… colonists and bore the brunt of the fighting against the Maoris. The first troops to land in New Zealand were a … in February 1870. Throughout this period of New Zealand's history, British forces other than regiments of the line, … about the time of the outbreak of the first of the later Maori Wars, the strength of the British forces was down to …
… the task that Cameron had refused, namely, to clear the Maoris from the bush lands flanking the planned … road. With a mixed force of regulars, rangers, and friendly Maoris he left Wanganui on 30 December 1865, stormed Okutuku … Wellington. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. , Rutherford, J. (1961) History of New Zealand , Rusden, G. W. (3 vols., 1895) The …
… first task was to report on the dispute over confiscated Maori lands in Taranaki, which was causing some concern in … of his successful libel action against the author of the History of New Zealand . In his retirement, after he was …
… may well have had its beginnings with the arrival of the Maori voyagers from A.D. 1150 onwards, with the probable … about the roots of their food and fibre plants. The formal history of the adventive flora begins, however, with the …
… explorer, and recorder of early nineteenth century Maori culture. A new biography of Marsden, Samuel appears in … a more detailed consideration of Marsden as a figure in the history of New Zealand, his life and activities in New South … having met at Port Jackson some visiting New Zealand Maoris, among whom the Bay of Islands chiefs Te Pahi and …
… Cameron personally led the 14th Regiment. By 31 October the Maori King forces had been driven from Meremere; Rangiriri, … of Orakau, but later, impressed by the bravery of the Maori defenders, attempted to obtain a surrender. The pa … (1961) The Defenders of New Zealand , Gudgeon, T. W. (1887) History of New Zealand , Rusden, G. W. (3 vols., 1895). …
… née Katene, or Julia Martin (1843–1909). Maori heroine. A new biography of Matenga, Huria appears in … attempted to swim ashore with a line. At this juncture five Maoris – Huria and her husband, Hemi Matenga (James Martin); … Julia, your name and your deed will find a place in local history. Your brave act is one of which a Queen might be …
… one member appointed by the Minister to represent the Maori race; and up to two members coopted by the Council … Britain, so that in the very early days of New Zealand's history we find such institutions as mechanics' institutes … There are also tutors whose work lies mainly with the Maori people. Indeed, considerable attention has been given …