Wiremu Tamihana. by Evelyn Stokes

Wiremu Tamihana by Evelyn Stokes This is a history taken from his own words of one of New Zealands most important Mori leaders It is the most complete collection of sources and commentary surrounding the life of Wiremu Tamihana Te Waharoa Tarapipipi rangatira of the Ngti Haua iwi commonly referred as The Kingmaker for his role in the institution of the Mori King Movement Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi stood at the interface of nineteenth-century encounter culture and conflict between Mori and Pkeh in New Zealand He was a peacemaker but he was labelled a rebel and his influence was systematically undermined by government agency His vision is still valid that of a Mori society in control of its own destiny under a system of Mori law working in partnership with Pkeh law and participating in the benefits of Pkeh settlement The author Evelyn Stokes a professor of geography and a knighted member of the Waitangi Tribunal undertook the work with the blessing and acceptance of Ngti Haua for whom sh...