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Flags of Te Ua Haumene, Titokowaru and Peehi Turoa
In 1862 Te Ua Haumene established a new religion, Hauhau based on the principle of pai marire – goodness and peace. Most settlers viewed Hauhau as a anti-European religion that became synonymous with ‘violence, fanaticism and barbarism’.
Portrait of Pai Marire prophet Te Ua Haumene
Kereopa Te Rau, 1871