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Vincent O'Malley: Te Arawa and the Crown An Historical Perspective
Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010
Time: 2:00pm
Despite refusing to sign the Treaty of Waitangi when it was presented to them in 1840, Te Arawa later came to be considered among the Crown's
most loyal allies. How did that come about? What did such loyalty mean in practice and what were the outcomes f
Drawing on The Beating Heart: A Political and Socio-Economic History of Te Arawa, co-authored with David Armstrong in 2008, O'Malley will discuss these questions.
Image Credit: B Company at the consecration of Tamatekapua IV, Ohinemutu, 1940, Rotorua Museum