Days of darkness
Subtitle: Taranaki, 1878-1884
By: Hazel Riseborough.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people) -- Land tenure.; Taranaki (N.Z.) -- History.; Parihaka Pa (N.Z.) -- History.; New Zealand -- History -- 1876-1918.
Other titles: Government and Parihaka, Taranaki, 1878-1884
Description: What happened at Parihaka is one of New Zealand's great untold historical stories. As the title indicates, this book deals with a dark period in New Zealand history; a period too few people know about. Te Whiti led Maori tribes in their response to the government's attempts to seize Maori land.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-262) and index.