History books on early encounters between Maori and Pakeha

By Ian Church In Books

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22nd September, 2012
A quartet of lively histories illuminates the contact period of New Zealand history. In The Meeting Place: Maori and Pakeha Encounters 1642-1840, Vincent O’Malley sets out to show how the two peoples reached a “middle ground” where they could live alongside each other with minimal friction. Paul Moon’s narrower time frame in A Savage Country: The Untold Story of New Zealand in the 1820s allows him to explore some facets in greater detail. Matthew Wright’s Convicts: New Zealand’s Hidden Criminal Past extends further in time to take in the North Island Land ...

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