When the land wars raged in the Waikato many maori were forced to leave and take solice in the King Country. There is a very famous waiata called 'e pa to hau” that tells the sad story of what happened at the Battle of Rangioawhia and the torching of the innocent. When you hear this lament sung and understand the pain behind it then you will begin to understand the hurt that tangata whenua of Tauranga Moana feel today about what happened at Te Ranga. Cameron Road for many Maori is a daily reminder of what happened to their ancestors and to have Mr Richard prince minimise this memory by focusing on dates and detail is a tragedy in itself. Shame on you sir.
Papa Kainga, Whakamarama.
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two sides to the story
Posted on 12-11-2012 11:55 | By Captain Sensible
I take it you are aware that the race responsible for the slaughter of more innocent Maori than any other race can be guilty of is ..... Maori. There were plenty of innocent European women & children also killed by Maori. The problem that you don't seem to understand is that you are judging what happened 200 years ago by todays standards, instead of the standards that were valid then. Both sides did things that would be found repulsive today. In those dark dangerous days, it was almost law of the jungle...kill or be killed. They did not have tribunals, courts, modern day lawyers and the PC mentality we have forced down our throats that we have today. Maori were not an innocent party to these crimes. Plenty of innocents were killed in two world wars and that was less than 100 years ago. You can dwell on alleged injustices but if you do, expect the same thrown back at you.
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