Te Whiti o Rongomai — region.In 1867, the great Māori chief established a village at Parihaka. He wanted his people to regain their land, pride and self respect after the confiscations in other parts of the North Island. His aim seems to have been to establish a new… … Wikipedia
Te Whiti — may refer to:* Te Whiti, New Zealand, a community in the Wairarapa region. * Te Whiti o Rongomai, a Māori spiritual leader … Wikipedia
Parihaka — Infobox Settlement name = Parihaka population total = Fewer than 100 population as of = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = New Zealand subdivision type1= Region subdivision name1= Taranaki subdivision type2= subdivision name2= pushpin… … Wikipedia
Tohu Kakahi — (c. 1824 1907) was a Māori leader and prophet at Parihaka, who along with Te Whiti o Rongomai organised passive resistance against the occupation of Taranaki in the 1870s in New Zealand.Details of Tohu s early life are unclear but he was born… … Wikipedia
Pacifism — Pacifist redirects here. For other uses, see Pacifist (disambiguation). Dovish redirects here. For the economic term, see Dovish (inflation). A peace sign, which is widely associated with pacifism. Pacifism is the opposition to war and violence.… … Wikipedia
Republicanism in New Zealand — is a movement to change the country s current status as a Commonwealth realm and constitutional monarchy to that of a Commonwealth republic. New Zealand public opinion is split between those who support the monarchy, and those who support a… … Wikipedia
New Zealand land confiscations — The New Zealand land confiscations took place during the 1860s to punish the Kingitanga movement for attempting to set up an alternative, Māori, form of government that forbade the selling of land. The confiscation law targeted Kingitanga Māori… … Wikipedia
Ratana — The Ratana movement is a Māori religion and pan tribal political movement founded by Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana in early 20th century New Zealand. The Ratana Church has its headquarters at the settlement of Ratana, near Wanganui.Māori in the early… … Wikipedia
Taranaki — is a region in the west of New Zealand s North Island and is the 10th largest region of New Zealand by population [cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/census outputs/quickstats/snapshotplace2.htm?id=1000007 type=region… … Wikipedia
Dog Tax War — The Mahurehure leaders under police guard after their surrender (From left to right Romana te Paehangi, Hone Mete, Hone Toia (standing), Wiremu Makara, and Rekini Pehi.) The Dog Tax war is described by some authors as the last gasp of the 19th… … Wikipedia
Wiremu Kingi — Infobox Person image size = 200px caption = Wiremu Kingi birth name = Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake birth date = 1795 birth place = death date = 13 January 1882 death place = Kaingaru near Waitara death cause = resting place = resting place… … Wikipedia
