16 November 1869 At half past eight in the morning of 16 November 1869, a young Maori warrior, Hamiora Pere, who had participated in a
Category: New Zealand
Britain signs a treaty with the Maoris only to renege on it
6 February 1840 On 6 February 1840, the treaty of Waitangi was signed between representatives of the crown and five hundred Maoris chiefs. While recognising
Up to 128 Maoris stripped naked and shot like dogs
5 January 1869 It was a crime which Maoris have never forgotten, committed when New Zealand, though technically self-governing, was still, both in name and
