Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 11, 2017 16:52:07 GMT 12
REVISING NZ HISTORY 8: TAMIHANA TE RAUPARAHA
From warrior to squire
Many important figures who played a part in the story of the meeting of two cultures had come to maturity within traditional Maori society.
These include Te Rauparaha (1768-1849), Te Wherowhero (1770-1860), Tamati Waka Nene (1785-1871), Wiremu Kingi (1795-1882) and Rewi Maniapoto (1807-1894). Some led the transition while others initially held to the old ways.
Tamihana Te Rauparaha (1820-1876) of Otaki came from a new generation.
He lived in his formative years within the cultural change of the time, as so many Maori turned from the old ways to Christianity – a transformation of Maori society which both preceded and led to the Treaty of Waitangi.
Turning away from warfare and killing
He may still be referred to as a warrior in his youth, as he accompanied his father on murderous raids to the South Island. Later Tamihana told of the great slaughter of the defeated, along with their women and children, after battle.
But he was not attracted by that life of warfare and killing.
While choosing a different path, he remained in constant contact with his father. He would have been of considerable importance to Te Rauparaha who had lost several of his children in 1822 when treacherous Muaupoko had killed most of the visiting Ngati Toa, with Te Rauparaha escaping through the back wall of his hut.
In 1839, as a young man of 19, Tamihana was influenced by newly freed Maori who returned to the Kapiti area from the Bay of Islands. They had been taken there as slaves and later released when their masters became Christian......
Continue reading Dr John Robinson’s # 8 series published in the ‘Kapiti Independent’ here > kapitiindependentnews.net.nz/revising-nz-history-8-tamihana-te-rauparaha/
From warrior to squire
Many important figures who played a part in the story of the meeting of two cultures had come to maturity within traditional Maori society.
These include Te Rauparaha (1768-1849), Te Wherowhero (1770-1860), Tamati Waka Nene (1785-1871), Wiremu Kingi (1795-1882) and Rewi Maniapoto (1807-1894). Some led the transition while others initially held to the old ways.
Tamihana Te Rauparaha (1820-1876) of Otaki came from a new generation.
He lived in his formative years within the cultural change of the time, as so many Maori turned from the old ways to Christianity – a transformation of Maori society which both preceded and led to the Treaty of Waitangi.
Turning away from warfare and killing
He may still be referred to as a warrior in his youth, as he accompanied his father on murderous raids to the South Island. Later Tamihana told of the great slaughter of the defeated, along with their women and children, after battle.
But he was not attracted by that life of warfare and killing.
While choosing a different path, he remained in constant contact with his father. He would have been of considerable importance to Te Rauparaha who had lost several of his children in 1822 when treacherous Muaupoko had killed most of the visiting Ngati Toa, with Te Rauparaha escaping through the back wall of his hut.
In 1839, as a young man of 19, Tamihana was influenced by newly freed Maori who returned to the Kapiti area from the Bay of Islands. They had been taken there as slaves and later released when their masters became Christian......
Continue reading Dr John Robinson’s # 8 series published in the ‘Kapiti Independent’ here > kapitiindependentnews.net.nz/revising-nz-history-8-tamihana-te-rauparaha/