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Attack on pacifist settlement at Parihaka

1881 Attack on pacifist settlement at Parihaka

Parihaka had come to symbolise protest gainst the confiscation of Māori land. Its leaders, Te Whiti and Tohu Kakahi, were arrested and exiled until March 1883. more...

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Prophets and colonists - New Zealand WarsTohu KakahiPai MārireTe Whiti-o-RongomaiJohn Hall

External links

  • Parihaka (Parihaka.com)
  • Parihaka: The art of passive resistance (City Gallery)
  • Te Whiti o Rongomai biography (DNZB)
  • Tohu Kakahi biography (DNZB)
  • John Bryce biography (DNZB)
  • Taranaki: Resistance (Te Ara)
  • 'Comet over Mount Egmont (Taranaki) and Parihaka' (Te Ara)
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