Tītokowaru's war
Early years - Tītokowaru's war
Riwha Tītokowaru was born near Ōkaiawa, north-west of Hāwera, around 1823. He belonged to Ngāti Manuhiakai hapū of Ngā Ruahine, a section of Ngāti Ruanui of which his father Hōri Kīngi Tītokowaru was a principal leader.
The year of the lamb - Tītokowaru's war
Tītokowaru proclaimed 1867 ‘the year of the daughters … the year of the lamb’. His advocacy of peace was quite remarkable, given the events of the previous two years. South Taranaki had been invaded several times in an attempt to scotch any lingering threat from Ngāti Ruanui following the Taranaki War and Pai Mārire-related conflicts.
The war begins - Tītokowaru's war
Prophets and colonists - New Zealand Wars
In 1864 the Kingites took refuge in Ngati Maniapoto territory – the ‘King's Country’. Much of their land was confiscated by the settler government. Another round of fighting was sparked by new Maori religious movements.
Turuturumōkai - Tītokowaru's war
Crisis of confidence - Tītokowaru's war
As 1868 drew to an end, Tītokowaru wrote to Whitmore:
Taurangaika - Tītokowaru's war
End of the New Zealand Wars
After the New Zealand Wars ended in 1872, the King Country remained closed to Pakeha for more than a decade, until Ngati Maniapoto leaders agreed to the construction of the North Island Main Trunk railway in the mid 1880s.
William Williams
The missionary and linguist, Bishop William Williams (1800–1878), photographed late in his life.
William Williams arrived in the Bay of Islands as a missionary in 1826 and moved to the east coast of the North Island in 1839. Twenty years later he was installed as bishop of the predominantly Māori diocese of Waiapu.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-061688-F
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