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Riseborough, Hazel,

Days of darkness : Taranaki, 1878-1884 / Hazel Riseborough. - Rev. ed. - Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin, 2002. - 272 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Cover subtitle: The government and Parihaka : Taranaki, 1878-1884. Previous edition: Wellington, N.Z. : Allen & Unwin, 1989.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index.

The Parihaka years -- Muru Raupatu : confiscation -- The Survey of the Waimate Plains -- Challenge to the confiscation -- Response to the challenge -- The road to Parihaka -- Aftermath -- A question of mana Ch. One. Ch. Two. Ch. Three. Ch. Four. Ch. Five. Ch. Six. Ch. Seven. Ch. Eight.

What happened at Parihaka is one of New Zealand's great untold historical stories. As the title indicates, this book deals with a dark period in New Zealand history; a period too few people know about. Te Whiti led Maori tribes in their response to the government's attempts to seize Maori land.

ISBN: 0143018140 9780143018148 0046140107 9780046140106

LCCN: 2003427003

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA247135 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Maori (New Zealand people)--Land tenure--New Zealand--Taranaki.
Tūpuna.
Whenua raupatu.
Pakanga.
Kōrero nehe.
Kāwanatanga.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--History--1876-1908.
Parihaka Pa (N.Z.)--History.
Taranaki (N.Z.)--History.

LC Class. No.: DU423.L35 / R575 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 993.48023