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Taranaki, 1878-1884
Hazel Riseborough.
Days of darkness Taranaki, eighteen seventy-eight to eighteeen eighty-four Taranaki, 1878-1884
xic, 293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
illustrations, maps.
Previous edition: 2002.
Summary: The narrative of the Parihaka community sheds light on a critical period in Aotearoa's colonial past. As the government seized their land, Maori communities across the region engaged in non-violent resistance, with Parihaka emerging as a powerful symbol of defiance under the leadership of Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi. Rather than a history of Parihaka itself, Hazel Riseborough's account delves into the government's systematic efforts to dismantle Maori rights and self-determination. (Publisher)