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D A THB writes:

Why is everything anti Maori labeled as British when these same people are later called Kiwi's ?

The Pâkehâ can also be divided into two groups. One was the British imperial forces — the combined forces of the British Empire, including Australians going overseas to war for the first time. The other consisted of the various militia formed from the settlers, answerable to the New Zealand government, not to London.
There were always Mâori on both sides of the conflict— fighting for and against the British. In the Flagstaff War, the Mâori allies were wholly independent of British command.

Same as Golfers like Danny Lee I suppose. (I'd put a confused Icon here if I could)

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Osprey Publishing announces the release of:

Maori Fortifications

Maori Fortifications

£11.99 GBP

Fortress 81
Author: Ian Knight
Illustrator: Adam Hook

The Maori people of New Zealand were experienced field engineers and it was common practice to protect villages with surrounding entrenchments and wooden palisades, known as pas. However, it was not until 1845, with the first fighting between the Maori and the British, that it became clear just how strong and sophisticated the Maori fortifications were. For the best part of 20 years, the Maori held off the dominant and technologically superior British forces, by adapting and developing their defences in response to new British assaults.

This book explores the evolution and design of Maori fortifications, and charts the course of a conflict that would ultimately see the British break the Maori pas, leading to a bitter guerrilla bush war.

Contents

The role of warfare in Maori society
Chronology
The pre-colonial pa; the fortified village
Hongi Hika and the 'Musket Wars'
The 'New Zealand Wars'
The end of the pa
Pa sites today
Further reading
Glossary
Index

Paperback; April 2009; 64 pages; ISBN: 9781846033704

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