Land Wars
Ta Pou Temara on Tuhoe's role in the Battle of Orakau
Today on Mapuna we revisit the Battle of Orakau in the Waikato in 1864. More than 1400 British troops laid siege to the fortified pa at Orakau defended by a few hundred Maori. At one point the… Audio
Podcast | NZ Wars: Stories of Wairau | Episode 1
On June 17th 1843, a posse of European settlers head to the Wairau Valley - planning to arrest the renowned chief Te Rauparaha and his nephew, Te Rangihaeata. A gun battle breaks out and 26 people are… Audio
Pakeha Maori: the story of Kimble Bent
Kimble Bent was one of a tiny handful of Europeans who switched sides during the New Zealand Wars, who deserted the British army to join Maori "rebels" in Taranaki. RNZ's Black Sheep podcast tells the… Audio
Shannon Haunui-Thompson on NZ Wars commemorations
For the first time there have been official services and events held to mark historical Maori conflict and NZ land wars. Te Mana Korihi Editor Shannon Haunui-Thompson talks tbout the commemorations. Audio
Peter Stanley - The First Wars of Australia
Before World War One, New Zealand was involved in conflicts here at home. The New Zealand Wars were battles in the 19th century between Maori allies and colonial troops. The wars began in the North… Audio
Land wars site touted as golf resort
A heritage organisation and Maori are warning a Taranaki farmer who is touting a property steeped in New Zealand history as a potential Palm Springs-style golf resort to tread carefully. Audio
'Tainui has never forgotten the atrocities against their women and children'
Every couple of years Tom Roa takes his whānau on a pilgrimage through the Waikato. Video
Tamsin Hanly - Taking NZ History into Schools
Tamsin Hanly is a former primary school teacher who is so passionate about the need to teach New Zealand history in our schools that she mortgaged her house to fund a six volume curriculum covering… Audio
Schools get to choose whether to teach land wars
Schools can teach students about the New Zealand Wars, the Ministry of Education says - but it will not require it to be part of the curriculum.
Students call for day to remember land wars
MPs have been urged to back a petition calling for a national day to commemorate the New Zealand land wars.
Support growing for land wars public holiday
Hundreds gathered at parliament yesterday to present an eleven-thousand signature petition calling for a public holiday to commemorate the New Zealand land wars. Audio
Hundreds ask for public holiday to mark Land Wars
Hundreds arrived at Parliament yesterday asking for a public holiday to commemorate the New Zealand land wars. Audio
Calls for a holiday to mark the New Zealand land wars
Demand is growing for a public holiday to mark the New Zealand land wars. Audio
Maori Leaders call for National Day for land wars
Māori leaders are calling for a national day to commemorate New Zealand's land wars. Audio
Waitara leaseholders 'running out of time'
The owner of a leasehold property on land confiscated from Te Atiawa following the Taranaki Land Wars is worried he won't live to see it made freehold.
How d’ye do, Mr King George?
Opening with the encounter between Hongi Hika and King George IV in London in 1820, Dame Anne Salmond traces the themes of rangatiratanga and sovereignty from then through the Declaration of… Audio