In the second half of the nineteenth century, settlers poured into Aotearoa demanding land. Millions of acres were acquired by the government or directly by settlers; or confiscated after the Land Wars.By 1891, when the Liberal government came to power, Maori retained only a fraction of their lands. And still the losses continued. For rangatira such as James Carroll, Wiremu Pere, Paora Tuhaere, Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, and many others, the challenges were innumerable. To stop further land loss, some rangatira saw parliamentary process as the mechanism; others pursued political independence.For over two decades, Maori men and women of outstanding ability fought hard to protect their people and their land. How those rangatira fared, and how they should be remembered, is the story of Maori political struggle during the Liberal era.

In the second half of the nineteenth century, settlers poured into Aotearoademanding land. Millions of acres were acquired by the government or directly bysettlers; or confiscated after the Land Wars.By 1891, when the Liberal government came to power, M?ori retained only afraction of their lands. And still the losses continued. For rangatira such as JamesCarroll, Wiremu Pere, P?ora T?haere, Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, and many others,the challenges were innumerable. To stop further land loss, some rangatira sawparliamentary process as the mechanism; others pursued political independence.For over two decades, M?ori men and women of outstanding ability fought hard toprotect their people and their land. How those rangatira fared, and how they shouldbe remembered, is the story of M?ori political struggle during the Liberal era.

The first major dictionary to be written by Maori for the study of te reo Maori. The format is simple providing headwords in English and Maori with sentences illustrating usage. Commentary and grammatical material have been kept to a minimum; a simply set out guide illustrates how to use the dictionary.

From the earliest days of European settlement in New Zealand, Maori have struggled to hold on to their land. Tensions began early, arising from disputed land sales. When open conflict between Maori and Imperial forces broke out in the 1840s and 1860s, the struggles only intensified. For both sides, land was at the heart of the conflict, one that casts a long shadow over race relations in modern-day New Zealand. Wars Without End is the first book to approach this contentious subject from a Maori point of view, focusing on the Maori resolve to maintain possession of customary lands and explaining the subtleties of an ongoing and complex conflict. Written by senior Maori historian Danny Keenan, Wars Without End eloquently and powerfully describes the Maori reasons for fighting the Land Wars, placing them in the wider context of the Maori struggle to retain their sovereign estates. The Land Wars might have been quickly forgotten by Pakeha, but for Maori these longstanding struggles are wars without end.