Te Arawa: A History of the Arawa PeopleTraces the history of Te Arawa from their 14th century migration to Aotearoa/New Zealand until the late 1880s. |
Contents
The Beginning | 1 |
The Canoe | 9 |
The Journey to New Zealand | 13 |
The First Period of Exploration | 20 |
Ihenga Returns to Maketu | 24 |
Exploration by Ihenga | 33 |
Hatupatu and Kurangaituku | 43 |
The Burning of Te Arawa Canoe | 47 |
The Beginning of the Wars with Te Waharoa | 226 |
The Sack of Maketu by Te Waharoa | 231 |
The Battle of Te Tumu | 236 |
The Mission Station Destroyed | 243 |
The Reoccupation of Maketu | 254 |
Missionaries Reoccupy Rotorua in Unsettled Conditions | 260 |
Warfare on the Coast | 270 |
Advances of Missionaries during Troubled Times | 277 |
The Curse of Manaia and its Sequel | 51 |
The Beginning of Permanent Settlement | 56 |
The Conquest of Mokoia and the Slaying of Taniwhas | 61 |
The Destruction of Ngati Kahupungapunga | 75 |
Further Settlement of the Lakes District | 82 |
The Capture of Moura by Tutanekai | 90 |
The Beginning of the Wars at Rotoiti | 96 |
Ngati Pikiao Occupy Rotoiti | 100 |
Troubles at Okataina | 106 |
The Death of Wahiao | 111 |
Ngati Rangihouhiri | 115 |
The Invasion and Capture of Maketu | 119 |
Invasion from the East | 125 |
The Taking of Maunganui | 127 |
Trouble at Rotorua with Tamamutu of Taupo | 131 |
Settlement at Rotorua | 135 |
Ngati Whakaue Occupy Ohinemutu | 138 |
Death of Te Arakau | 143 |
An Arawa Army Goes to Waikato | 146 |
Warfare throughout the Rotorua Area | 148 |
Trouble in the Te Puke Area | 154 |
Ngati Pukenga | 162 |
Te Ramaapakura | 164 |
Pukekaikahu | 170 |
The Capture of Mokoia by Hongi Hika | 175 |
The Death of Te Awhe | 189 |
The Arrival of Tapsell | 192 |
Ngapuhi Invasions of Mayor Island Motiti and Tauranga | 197 |
First Contact with the Missionaries | 204 |
Missionaries and Warfare on the Coast | 211 |
Murder and Missionaries at Rotorua | 216 |
Thomas Chapman his Wife and Helpers Settle in Rotorua | 221 |
Arrival of the Catholic Missionaries | 282 |
The Capture of Farrars Boat and Assault on Mayor Island | 288 |
Progress of Missionaries and Arrival of T H Smith | 299 |
The Visit of Dr John Johnson | 308 |
Chapman Witnesses a Battle | 315 |
Visit of Governor Sir George Grey | 322 |
Chapman Moves to Maketu | 331 |
Trouble at Motiti and Tarawera | 334 |
Death of Mrs Chapman | 341 |
Progress of the King Movement | 347 |
War in Taranaki | 354 |
The New System of Sir George Grey | 357 |
The Troubles of a Magistrate | 361 |
Arawa become Involved in MaoriPakeha | 367 |
Wars | 368 |
Battles at Maketu and Kaokaoroa | 375 |
War at Tauranga and Visit of Meade to Maketu | 380 |
Arawa are Involved at Rotoiti and Te Tapiri | 388 |
Death of Fulloon and the Attack on Te Teko | 400 |
Gilbert Mair and Fighting at Rotorua | 412 |
Battle at Puraku Rotorua | 419 |
Attack on Rotorua by Te Kooti | 438 |
Conclusion of Urewera Campaigns | 448 |
Deaths of Tapsell and Chapman | 461 |
to Governor Gore Browne | 495 |
Commerce in the Rotorua District | 501 |
Appendix E Education in the Rotorua | 513 |
Appendix F The ThermalSprings Districts Act | 524 |
Bibliography | 541 |
Index | 547 |
Genealogical Index | 569 |