The New Zealand Wars 5 - The East Coast Wars (Episode Five)

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The New Zealand Wars 5 - The East Coast Wars (Episode Five)

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This excerpt from the final part of James Belich's award-winning history series focuses on Tūhoe prophet Rua Kēnana — the target of the last action of the New Zealand Wars in 1916, 73 years after hostilities began. He creates an independent community at Maungapōhatu in the Ureweras, complete with a remarkable meeting house. But any whiff of domestic dissent is intolerable for a Government fighting a war overseas. Armed constabulary are sent to apprehend Rua on trumped up charges, with fatal r...

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Video

Date created

1998

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-new-zealand-wars-the-east-coast-wars-episode-five-1998

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tuhoe / urewera / conflict / māori / nz on air / new zealand on air

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