Te Kooti's Last Foray

Ron Crosby, Justice (Ta) Joe Williams

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Oratia Books
08 August 2023

History; Australasian & Pacific history

On 7 March 1870 the prophet and rebel Te Kooti swept out of Te Urewera to Opape, east of Opotiki, in what would be his last major action of the New Zealand Wars. His forces abducted 218 Whakatohea (mostly women, children, and old men) and marched them into the bush to build a pa called Waipuna. Before long the government sent troops in pursuit - almost exclusively Maori. In this captivating book, historian Ron Crosby draws on his decades of experience in Te Urewera and recently discovered diaries to recount this overlooked yet crucial episode in the New Zealand Wars - for the first time locating precisely where the events occurred, and telling what really happened. A foreword by Justice Joe Williams sets the scene ... Illustrated with detailed maps, sketches and photos, Te Kooti's Last Foray sets straight the historical record of Ngati Porou and Whanganui's chase, casts new light on the character and abilities of Te Kooti, and brings to life an incredible story of hardship, endurance and conflicting loyalties in colonial New Zealand.

By: Ron Crosby
Foreword by: Justice (Ta) Joe Williams
Imprint: Oratia Books
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781990042348
ISBN 10: 1990042341
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 08 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

CONTENTS Foreword by Justice Sir (Ta) Joe Williams 6 Preface 8 Chronology 13 PART 1 BACKGROUND TO AN ABDUCTION 1 Difficult years for Whakatohea 22 2 Te Kooti's relationship with Whakatohea 36 PART 2 THE OPAPE RAID AND THE PURSUIT OF TE KOOTI 3 Te Kooti's arrival at Maraetahi and the raid on Opape 49 4 Whanganui's resolute determination 69 5 Ngati Porou traverse Te Urewera 99 6 Whanganui capture Waipuna pa 120 7 Ngati Porou assault Maraetahi pa 135 PART 3 THE CONTINUING AFTERMATH 8 The end of the campaign and the development of a myth 160 9 The impacts of war 182 10 The fruits of war - and the last word to Te Kooti 201 Epilogue The effect of the Porter 'myth' on the historical record 211 Appendix 1 Food and other resources 218 Appendix 2 Te Kooti's Te Urewera routes in February and March 1870 221 Appendix 3 Following in their footsteps 231 Appendix 4 Porter's questionable reliability 251 Glossary Select bibliography Acknowledgements Endnotes Index About the author

Author Website: http://www.roncrosby.co.nz

Ron Crosby burst onto the publishing scene in 1999 with his landmark The Musket Wars (still in print through Oratia Books), and has followed that with a range of books, most recently The Forgotten Wars: Why the Musket Wars matter today (Oratia Books, 2020). Formerly a barrister specialising in resource management and iwi claims, Ron was appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal in 2011. He lives in Blenheim (see www.roncrosby.co.nz).