The annals of exploration are replete with stories of discovery and conquest, of intrepid explorers daring to venture into the unknown. One such narrative that has ignited both interest and debate is the proposition that Chinese explorers may have mapped New Zealand before the arrival of Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. While this theory is not […]
The Māori nation maintains that they never surrendered sovereignty in what is often referred to as the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi, primarily because no English version of the Treaty of Waitangi exists. The founding documents of the Treaty are built on nine documents, each signed by different chiefs and Rangitira as they […]
Karl Sylvius Völkner, a missionary of German origin, arrived in New Zealand in 1849, representing the North German Missionary Society. He initially worked in Taranaki with Johann Riemenschneider, another German Protestant missionary. In 1852, he joined the Church Missionary Society (CMS) as a lay teacher in lower Waikato. After marrying Emma Lanfear, he was ordained […]
Tanith Wirihana Te Waitohioterangi tells us of the arrival of Lieutenant James Cook off the coast of Tairāwhiti in Poverty Bay.
Tanith explains of a prophecy that foretells the arrival Captain James Cook and the carnage of British colonisation. This prophecy was 3 years prior to the arrival of the Endeavour in 1766. How this arrival is connected to the massacre of Ngatapa and the cruel genocide committed by crown agents.
Brad Totorewa explains how the newly developed Rangiriri pā site has potential for tourism and education due to the new battle site reconstruction.
Mr Totorewa is confident the pā site will generate tourism into the Waikato now they have a foot in the door. They are first Iwi in the world to rebuild their fighting trenches pā site and believes the site will bigger than Hobbiton. The world will come to Rangiriri when the borders reopen.
The Rangiriri Pa site is nearing completion
The newly constructed Pa site at Rangiriri is near completion. This will be the latest tourist attraction to showcase the history behind the New Zealand Wars. he Battle of Rangiriri was a major engagement in the invasion of Waikato, which took place on 20–21 November 1863 during the New Zealand Wars. British and colonial forces […]