Arrest of Rua Kēnana, 2 April 1916

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Arrest of Rua Kēnana, 2 April 1916

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On 2 April 1916 a large force of heavily armed police invaded Maungapōhatu in Te Urewera to arrest the Tūhoe leader and prophet, Rua Kēnana. At the outbreak of the First World War, Rua was accused of sedition because he held pacifist beliefs and actively discouraged his followers from enlisting. There were rumours that he openly supported Ger...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives NZ / 1916 / NZ History / New Zealand History / Photograph / Urewera / Arrest / Prophet / Tuhoe / Rua Kenana / Police / WW1 / World War One / WWI / war / conflict / Great War

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