The New Zealand Wars of 1845-72 were a series of bitter and bloody conflicts between Maori and Pakeha that extended from Wairau to the Bay of Islands, and from Taranaki to the East Cape. They are as important to New Zealand as the civil wars were to England and to the United States. Land and sovereignty were at their heart.
This richly illustrated book, developed in partnership with iwi, delves into Te Papa's Matauranga Maori, History and Art collections to explore taonga and artefacts intimately connected with the key events and players associated with the New Zealand Wars, sparking conversation and debate and shedding new light on our troubled colonial past.
Contributing essays from Basil Keane, Arini Loader, Danny Keenan, Jade Kake, Mike Ross, Paul Meredith, Monty Soutar, Puawai Cairns and Ria Hall.
Papildus informācija
* A major book addressing a matter fundamental to the development of Aotearoa New Zealand, then and now * Lively, accessible texts about 330 fascinating and important objects * A unique way to understand our history * Guest essays by eminent Maori scholars * A perfect gift * Accessible price * Richly illustrated
Foreword / 6
Preface
Te Ata o Tu / 9
Introduction
A Library of Imperfect
Memory / 13
Part One
Contested Authority
1809-1863 / 22
Early conflict 25 The Musket Wars 32
The Union Jack flies over the North 36
From Wairau to Poneke 43
The Northern War 66
Essay: Jade Kake 78 The Kingitanga 86
Essay: Mike Ross and Paul Meredith 90
Part Two
A Garrison Colony
1860-1865 / 98
Absolute sovereignty by force 101
Essay: Basil Keane 120
Waikato taniwha rau: The invasion of Waikato 128
Essay: Arini Loader 170
War at Tauranga 174
Korero: Kelcy Taratoa 178
The business of war 198
Spying out the land 206
Postal history 212
Essay: Danny Keenan 218
Part Three
A New Kind of War 1864-1868 / 224
War through the North Island 227
Titokowaru's war 250
The East Coast and
Te Kooti 270
Essay: Danny Keenan 294
Essay: Monty Soutar 299
Part Four
Legacies of Conflict
1872-1881 / 306
Building an heroic narrative 309
Honouring and commending 314
Flags of war 320
Photography and the wars 329
He marara taonga 344
Memories and
monuments 355
Parihaka 360
Essay:Mike Ross and Paul Meredith 366
Part Five
Contemporary
Resonances / 374
'Preposterous ghosts' 377
Essay: Puawai Cairns and Ria Hall 402
Timeline, notes and more / 414
A brief timeline of the New Zealand
Wars 416 Notes 428 Glossaries 459
Recommended further reading 464
About the authors 467
Acknowledgements 470
Index 472
Matiu Baker is Curator Historic Maori Visual Materials at Te Papa.
Rebecca Rice is the Curator of New Zealand Historical Art at Te Papa. Her research includes New Zealand's representation at international exhibitions, particularly through the displays of fine art, photography and ethnographic artefacts, as well as how artists used these exhibitions to promote their own practice.
Katie Cooper is Curator New Zealand Histories and Culture at Te Papa. Her research interest is the material culture of domestic life, focusing in particular on nineteenth-century New Zealand. She is also engaged in ongoing research into the social and cultural history of rural New Zealand.
Michael Fitzgerald is a former History Curator at Te Papa who is now a Research Fellow at the Museum.
