S1 E6: New Zealand Wars (Part 2) | RNZ

[@Regz75]

These episodes are awesome and well presented. I am looking forward to more and will be sharing with my family. Ka pai!

[@brightmal]

Yes! Titokowaru was a total legend! Pity about the way that ended. "I Shall Not Die!" James Belich was one of my lecturers at Auckland Uni when I studied this. One of my essays was about Titokowaru. When he was finally captured and put on trial by a British Judge, under British law, he was acquitted on all counts. That means that under British law, the behaviour of the colonial government was so bad that the Maori were legally entitled to go to war with them. After that acquittal, the trials were stopped, and the colonial government simply enacted legislation declaring the other two leaders to be outlaws. At the first serious battle at Te Ngutu O Te Manu, the Beak of the Bird Pa, Titokowaru's forces absolutely spanked a government force that outnumbered them something like 10 to 1. And I mean spanked. The attack was obliterated, and the Maori chased the government forces back to their own home base. I think it was sometime after this that Governor Bowen announced a reward of a thousand pounds, for Titokowaru, dead or alive. Titokowaru immediately responded by having sheets printed up and pasted in towns around the area offering a reward of one pig for the head of the Governor!

[@beverleywaugh6824]

so good this excellent balanced series is being aired during lock down on Home Learning TV - material we all need to know and then move on with understanding.

[@TheAotearoaHistoryShow]

Thanks heaps, that's much appreciated. Thanks for watching and please share it with others.

[@ihimaera7424]

@@TheAotearoaHistoryShow kia ora not sure if you will receive this. I have a question regarding information you have provided from this episode.........the urupa in Tainui being 800 years old is this an accurate description.

[@salt1956]

There can be no reconciliation without forgiveness.

[@kyvremthedestroyer9085]

I’m learning Maori this year! :D

[@ngaarauuira1685]

Such an excellent resource. Well done RNZ team, very well researched.

[@terryharris1291]

My Great Grandfather x3, born about 1825 -died in New Zealand 1902.left Ireland aged 18 Joined the British army.Served with the 99th Regiment Of Foot. Later sent to Australia.Last postings in Australia were on Norfolk Island and Port Arthur Tasmania. Later joined the 65th Regiment and was sent to New Zealand for 3 years.He Went back to Australia,after finishing his service. In 1864 he joined the 4th Waikato Regiment and returned to New Zealand in February 1864.

[@takadog13]

So you see why Tangata whenua have had enough of your white trash sh!t then aye good on you you can sit down now mimi taru

[@dawnezone8491]

In 2021 still Brilliant! Tumeke ehoa

[@aperaruapeeta4309]

Good to know our history and why we see māori fighting for there own sovereignty and this is why really.

[@aperaruapeeta4309]

@@toshadavinci5379 there all the same to me

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

I’m Australian but it’s great to learn about my mother’s ancestors from Waikato and the land they were fighting for in the nz wars

[@JaemanEdwards]

They're your ancestors too bro. Never forget that. It's a part of who you are.

[@ROBFRIS]

History is how someone interpreted it in the past. Im saddened that it happened, but its easy to criticise in retrospect. Lets accept atrocities happened on both sides, and move on positively and constructively without pointing a finger

[@turangatohiariki3042]

No pointing No ownership

[@Ngatidread546]

Atrocities did not happen on both sides. Lake Kopuera, Rangiaowhia, Parihaka. What happened in these places was savage. This is not a 50/50 story mate. Go and watch the RNZ NZ wars series, Vincent O’Malley breaks down the sources he’s built his interpretation on, they are extremely, strong first hand accounts of things that really happened, from the perspective of other Europeans. This is not a 50/50 story, review our history please my brother. Much love though ❤️

[@ocarbot6662]

this is really helpful for schoolwork thanks

[@KayelarnieReiri]

I love listening to this. Great to learn about the history of our people. Very detailed and informative. Keep up the good work! 👏

[@martinmannion8738]

G V g Vic vvyd

[@longline]

Binging the whole series... Going to recommend this a lot

[@michaellewis7920]

This comment section isn't spiteful whatsoever. Just fellow humans getting along, discussing history, no Anti-British or Anti-Maori sentiment here at all 😅 Jokes asside- God, save Aotearoa, Maori and British alike.

[@turangatohiariki3042]

Probaby because our diffrent cultured white people wont watch such a programme,Their wanting to GENOCIDE US & OUR TREATY

[@ihimaera7424]

"In 1863 Maori land was confiscated sacred hills quarried and a 800 year old maori burial ground demolished and archaeological remains destroyed by the government....800 year old burial ground in 1863......interesting archeologists say Tainui waka arrived in 1300AD.....

[@eeeaten]

The journalist quoted there obviously made an error in her assumption that the urupa was so old.

[@stephenlennon7369]

Te Kooti was rightfully fighting for his land and existence the people he killed were all part of taking his mana and land.

[@yingle6027]

I sense a lot of emotion in the RNZ reporters voice when talking about Europeans setting up quarries and sewerage treatment plants on Sacred Maori land. While that can be interpreted as disrespectful by the Pakeha, I would ask her where would we be without quarries, sewerage treatment and other innovative activities of the modern era? She is a direct beneficiary from all of this hard fought toil yet looks down her govt funded nose at all the people who lay the ground work of modern society. This is why I lament the emotional take-over of government funded media and institutions in NZ by people with an axe to grind.

[@takadog13]

Shut up you shamemos fakeass profile c@#t

[@pube66]

Maybe set up something like that at a different site down the road??

[@yingle6027]

@@pube66 Maybe it was the only suitable place, or maybe they were being disrespectful, who knows. The problem that I have is that the miracles of the modern age are always dismissed by these modern woke left types. They paint a harmonious picture of life pre colonisation and blame Europeans for everything bad that happens all the while using every piece of modern technology in their day to day life. If they spent one day in the Stone Age, these RNZ reporters would be begging for some of the comforts that colonisation brings, yet they never acknowledge this. It's easy to be an activist while sipping on a Latte.

[@mrt4916]

​@@yingle6027it's not though they do it on purpose the same as building over scared sites

[@dallasstrom1308]

Are you truly comfortable with the idea of disregarding the sanctity of ancestral burial sites simply for the convenience of disposing you shit? Is this disregard for cultural heritage merely a tool for promoting your racist agenda, showcasing a concerning level of ignorance? It is quite ironic that you claim I am not the colonizer, yet your actions and attitudes suggest otherwise.

[@markshaw5018]

Such lies and half truths with surprise surprise RNZ in the middle of it...

[@eeeaten]

like what

[@ihimaera7424]

Well you know all about lies and half truths.........🤣

[@margaretedwards1461]

Best be being real don’t bullshit

[@tuguybear930]

Selective history show.

[@eeeaten]

vague. did you disagree with something in the video?

[@heminuiraho879]

Hauhaus

[@gedbogjid2218]

Fluffy history.

[@eeeaten]

was there something you disagreed with?

[@gedbogjid2218]

@@eeeaten lets see, gentrification and white washing of history, unfounded claims and subjective bias in the wording. Nothing here about the brutality of Maori towards their own kind, the various genocides committed by Maori colonisers. I have seen the skeletons. But I guess its not ok to disagree?

[@eeeaten]

@@gedbogjid2218 your disagreement is very vague except the point about genocides. inter-tribal conflicts are covered in previous episodes. when you say "genocides" and "i have seen the skeletons" i fear you're referring to the fantasy nonsense about pre-maori peoples in nz, no?

[@gedbogjid2218]

@@eeeaten held them in my hands.

[@eeeaten]

@@gedbogjid2218 i'm sorry, your comment doesn't contain enough content to respond to. i'll interpret it to mean you believe fantasy nonsense.

[@rugbyfanz6208]

No wonder many Maori hate pakeha so much.

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

No? We don't hate eachother. Yeah, many Maori are still angered and hurt from the past and sneer at the mention of the Treaty of Waitangi and James Cook but we don't hate eachother. If they hated us Pakeha it would be unfair and racist.

[@aperaruapeeta4309]

We don't hate pākehā most us have pākehā whānau we hate the mis treatment of our people and the resources that we're stolen from us you know it's so sad to see all these farmers rich as and our people struggling

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

@@toshadavinci5379 Woah, what the hell, mate? That'sracist as hell and males no sense.

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

@@toshadavinci5379 Why are you attacking me for ni reason and asking me these unrelated questions? What the hell are you trying to get out of me? What have I done?

[@AWlpsSHOW36]

@@toshadavinci5379 You are still talking rubbish and making no sense. Can you please be more clear and answer my questions? And then stop harassing me for no bloody reason.

[@markturner2971]

Fairytales.

[@andycy2226]

Maori are no better than any other race, 19th century Maori had their share of xenophobic racists just like any other group. It is popular now to portray Maori warriors as heroic, honourable freedom fighters protecting their land, and some were but many were out right racists conducting a campaign of ethnic cleansing and that should be remembered.

[@RedTerrorist13]

Says a racist

[@andycy2226]

@@RedTerrorist13 Are you disputing factual claims or just casting insults like a 12 year old?

[@RedTerrorist13]

@@andycy2226 your the one that said we had racist, more racist whitey than maori,

[@andycy2226]

@@RedTerrorist13 Of course there were racist "whiteys" , I'm just saying there were racist blackies too.

[@andycy2226]

@@RedTerrorist13 I'm not going to take accusations of racism seriously from someone who uses racial slurs like "whitey" If you're looking for racists, start with a mirror.

[@87jello]

And this is why i love KARMA. All that was done against the Maoris in Aotearoa, is now being returned to Europe in the form of Muslims populating all over. Fuck yea

[@margaretedwards1461]

Fuck off

[@michaellewis7920]

Calm down, lol, don't be so spiteful. Besides, are Muslim refugees so bad? 😅 God, save Aotearoa, British and Maori alike. 😊

[@87jello]

@@margaretedwards1461 Did i push your "mad" button? i think i did. GOOOOOD ;)

[@antmanatthemoment7233]

Two wrongs don't make a right

[@87jello]

@@antmanatthemoment7233 Europeans started the wrongs when they invaded Aotearoa. So with that said, "Allah Huakbar Europa" May Islam and Muslims breed out into Europe. Karma can never be defeated

[@RedTerrorist13]

All about greed