Parihaka

Parihaka
Maori community or kainga led by Te Whiti o Rongomai. They had not joined in the previous uprising against the government. Their non-violent community was raided when the government decided they could sell the land. Te Whiti and other leaders were imprisoned in 1881. They were released in 1883

Maori-English dictionary. 2008.

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