The emergence of Pai Marire
Using the feature Pai Marire and your own knowledge and ideas, complete the following activities.
- What conditions in the early 1860s encouraged the spread of the Hauhau faith?
- How did Te Ua's religion illustrate Maori agency?
- What characteristics of Pai Marire would have been of greatest concern to Europeans?
- What characteristics of Maori society would have made the spread of Pai Marire difficult?
- Why did Pai Marire stray from its apparently peaceful origins?
- To what extent did Pai Marire become a struggle between Maori rather than an assault on European colonialism?
- Why was Völkner killed in the way he was, and in particular, why did Kereopa think it was necessary to eat his eyes?
- What motives did kupapa Maori have for fighting Pai Marire?
- Looking at the statue to Major Kemp and those who fell at Moutoa, how can memorials like these give a distorted view of events from the past? Use evidence to support your answer.
- What were some of the longer-term consequences of the battle of Moutoa for Whanganui River iwi?
