The Fate of the Land Ko ngā Ākinga a ngā Rangatira clear-eyed grip

clear-eyed grip

to the Otago high country

making it the ideal way to catch up with the latest poetry from both established and emerging New Zealand poets

Adrienne Jansen

This lively and compelling story of Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery begins before Henry Sarjeant had even dreamed of a ‘fine art gallery’ for the burgeoning small town of Whanganui

The Fate of the Land Ko ngā Ākinga a ngā Rangatira clear-eyed gripThe battle for Mori land and livelihoods In the second half of the nineteenth century, settlers poured into Aotearoa demanding land. Millions of acres were acquired by the government or directly by settlers; or confiscated after the Land Wars. By 1891, when the Liberal government came to power, Mori retained only a fraction of their lands. And still the losses continued. For rangatira such as James Carroll, Wiremu Pere, Pora Thaere, Te Keepa Te