The invasion of Parihaka and why it needs to be remembered | Kaupapa on the Couch

Nau mai, haere mai ki Kaupapa On The Couch, a webseries about Māori issues and stuff. This month: the invasion of Parihaka and why it needs to be remembered.
Written and presented by Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara, Ngāti Rango)
Directed by José Barbosa
Made with the support of NZ On Air
www.thespinoff.co.nz
#KaupapaontheCouch #Māori #Parihaka

[@lucifersbitch6016]

Thanks this is helping me NOT FAIL level 2 history lmao

[@Meisme_0106]

I failed

[@vikingmaori7060]

KAUPAPA ON THE COUCH!! I was a snotty nose kid bought up at parihaka, where my father was born,in the short time you had do your korero you explained what happened there spot on but also explained in a way those unfirmiliar with the kaupapa of parihaka could understand,kiaora!..ngamihinui kia koe ! Blessings to you"glory to god the most high"

[@lijyspoos4688]

Soo cringe mahn

[@samahughes1]

I loved this! It makes me so sad I didn’t know anything about this especially being a Maori 😭. But now my kids will know and their kids too, of these great men who were amazing!!!!!

[@serenesplendorasmr3635]

Tino pai e hoa! This is so well presented. Thank you! Like many New Zealanders I only had a vague memory of the song by Herbs and hadn't really taken it in. This is a piece of history that must be preserved! Although I'm of British descent I would much rather commemorate Parihaka on 5th November!

[@margfoxon]

Im an expat Kiwi with a degree in NZ history (grad 1960s) and we NEVER HEARD A THING ABOUT THIS! I have been shocked and appalled as I have read about it. Thank you for this presentation which is a great summary. Glad Kiwi kids are hearing about it in school today.

[@elsavincent2890]

Absolutely loving Kaupapa on the Couch!! :)

[@jessicachandler5136]

One year I was hitching my way home to Parehaka from Palmerston North.. it was on January 2nd and people mostly had full cars. I'm a Yank and Anglo European and I was wearing a bloody Stetson and walking in boots. I had a hoodie on from a friend it said something in Maori on the pocket.. Anyway.. it was a little bit of a way but it was broken up into about five different rides. The first person to pick me up was a Scotsman and had a huge Mercedes S Class in all black.. So we did introductions, I complimented his taste in cars, he mentioned being a fifth generation colonist with great pride.. So I asked him, "What's it feel like living on stolen land?" The last ride was much better.. c couple three Māori who freaked out that I was living where I was living, so I took out my pipe and told them the tale of The Scottish Pakeha Farmer and the Switched on Social Worker I'm going to have to write it down one day.

[@DGYSAM]

Im an NZer or european decent but my family came to NZ before the treaty so i am about as Kiwi as a whitey can get. When I found about about Parihaka about 20years ago i straight away started telling anyone that would listen to me that we really should start remembering this horrific event. I firmly believe that we should replace Guy Fawkes for a Parihaka rememberance day... Remember remember the 5th of November.

[@fionacrawford7477]

This is brilliant! Keen to use it in my class next year! :)

[@RobertMeuldijk]

I agree with the 5th of November, guyfolks is disturbing the peace and nothing to do with Aotearoa

[@hhenderson505]

Two years later & this video is still fantastic!

[@msanon6733]

Yes to Parihaka on November 5th instead of stupid 'guy fawkes' ✊👏

[@leejessy32]

second that!

[@tristan11901190]

👏👏 yes! Something worth celebrating , fireworks are stupid expensive now anyway

[@evanpenny348]

"Massive stinkness" Love it.

[@danijelad2932]

Thanks for the vid. My 3rd great grandfather lived with Te Whiti's family (unofficially adopted) and named his son after him

[@missm3302]

I loved your video! I totally agree that November 5 should be changed 🤓

[@leejessy32]

Keep up the good work mate!

[@kirstysilvester1]

I'm definitely in for Parihaka Day on 5 November!

[@rachelmcinnes9027]

Thank you so much for your wonderful Mahi! I agree we 5th November

[@sianschindler2344]

Love this thanks.

[@dontfeedthedogsharks]

Love this :)

[@anniemargaretmuir3838]

That was interesting Thankyou 😀

[@nigelcato5301]

Great video, well done. However, I think you'll find that the "OG of turning the other cheek" was actually the guy who coined the phrase "turn the other cheek" about 2000 years ago...

[@bhudson39]

Agreed, great video. Turn the other cheek was definately Christian, though tohunga teaching peacemaking definately pre dated the arrival of Christians in NZ. Their pacifism was the result of these blended philosophies.

[@taranakinative]

That’s right. Rongo (god of peace) had all of those attributes. Te Whiti and Tohu ultimately came around to preaching the synergies of the biblical stories with their own traditional stories and beliefs.

[@user-ej3iv1dy4n]

If you live in wellington, our orchard is hosting a commemoration of this tragic event this coming sunday 5th november 2023,4.30 to 6.30

[@lindablackmore7356]

100 per cent agree - Guy Fawkes has nothing to do with us here in Aotearoa

[@heminuiraho879]

i would like to add my people Ngati Hineuru were also victim to raupatu, starvation, and imprisonment for NO reasons. They were attacked with no provacation at Oamuru and Petane in 1886 in the guise of suppressing rebellion that did not occur. They were transported to the Chathams for over 2 years and held without trial. By 1869 they nearly extinguished our iwi. opinion- I believe the settlers wanted to create a passage between the east and west coast of NZ and didn't care what it took to make it happen!

[@AmonStuff]

Yeah - this is a terrible chapter in our nation's history! It should definitely be taught in our schools. And I also totally agree - Nov. 5th should be commemorating these two great leaders and all of the many men and women who were involved at Parihaka, not some British guy who tried to blow up parliament.

[@roerathomas380]

So agree with you on getting out of guy Fawkes and change it Parihaka day

[@colinboggust2950]

Keep telling the story

[@onyxxxx716]

Yes! Nov 5 SHOULD be changed to celebrate Parihaka, NOT Guy Fawkes.

[@JohnSmith-pk8mh]

Ke te pai. Milton and Te Ru would be good with what little you had time to say. It's more than has been said before and it's reachable for the young.

[@danielwatson6000]

Absolutely

[@retimanahaerewa3028]

Thank you for being kind to the White Settlers of the time. That would be difficult to forgive such an act. In Jesus Mighty Name I declare all trauma be lifted and healing for all Whanau involved.

[@rafidoesitbetter]

Ask That Mountain: The Story of Parihaka by Dick Scott is worth a read for context. The letters sent by those who planned the invasion are pretty disturbing.

[@Digmen1]

Could you tell us which women experienced terrible things at the hand of the troops?

[@user-vt2pm6cx3z]

STRAIGHT UP, YES

[@shylohana6434]

Missed an opportunity for a name-drop: one of the children sent to greet the troops had his foot trampled by a horse and walked with a limp for the rest of his life - Māui Pōmare.

[@keithhape8050]

I like your koreroa. And yes it should be setup As a reminder of what The GOVERNMENT what they did to Tarangaaki and the people. The torture of The woman and children. The old tohunga craved a Tokotoko it is in AUSTRALIA BELONGING TOO TARANGAAKI .

[@johnatkinson3218]

Rawe e hoa!

[@egyptnz27]

Bula Sissy Whanau, interesting history...Kia-Ora

[@johnbell2677]

Nice one girl, keep Guy Fawkes cos it was a stab at the same tyranny that the politicians keep on doing, make a Parihaka remembrance day all of it's own! Love your work had a coupla laughs there, thought the jellied eels was a good touch! We all know they best smoked

[@SelvaRasmussen]

i agree

[@CJ_Nathan]

Respect 💯✊🏽

[@hol-yinwong1219]

nice

[@aliyahking1664]

What app did you use to edit this

[@kamiradread129]

Yes ma sister, you just gave me an idea

[@looking8030]

Why not have both?they mean the same thing at the end of the day!unless you don’t know what guy forks is?

[@Robloxhotdog592]

And parihaka is today!😂🎉

[@bostonharvey2832]

yeah boi

[@himalayan8315]

Shot cuzzy, neat alright😁

[@homething6343]

Cool i did this for a school asignmen

[@ziggyneilson5105]

the people who disliked the video had their phone the wrong way round ;)

[@giyu3371]

Can you please summarise this?

[@ziggyneilson5105]

@@giyu3371 nah

[@amazingly-greatgamer3752]

Why not celebrate both?

[@davistekii8188]

As a Maori born native of this land ask for the right to live life ina world that has no justification of human rights

[@maddiegordon9758]

slay

[@mrtnshw]

Ka rawe to mahi

[@evanpenny348]

Actually John Bryce did not kill a couple of Maori boys at Handleys woolshed nor, so far and the records show, was there widesread "outrages" against women. Nonetheless, the situation leading up to and surrounding Parihaka was despicable. The fact that Waimate Maori did not take part in the war resulting from the sham sale of the Waitara block simply exacerbates what is one of the most shamefully episodes in the history of this country. Even the concept of land confiscation as reprisal for rebellion is quite shonky. The treatment of the ploughmen would, these days, see the colonial government of NZ up before the international Court in the Hague. The fact of mass slaughter and cannibalism by Maori against Maori in pre-European days does not in any way excuse this outrageous behavior by the colonialists, John Bryce among them. Also, lets just remember that the occupation of Parihaka was assisted by Kupapa Maori from elsewhere in the North Island.

[@johnreremoana9564]

'Confiscated' is not the word, 'stolen' is the word. 😐

[@Jdd924]

I have been told again that this never happened What happened here is a disgusting abuse governor grey and his soldiers I have been told many times I have my information wrong Different history for different islands

[@enchvntedblxssoms]

seems fair enough

[@theresareid1111]

Replace Guy Fawkes with Parihaka day;

[@annafisher3163]

Definitely ditch Guy Fawkes and set the day aside for remembering the travesty of justice that Parihaka was.

[@madskillfob1270]

Churr

[@tylerpitcher6976]

i honsetly don't really care about history.

[@heminuiraho879]

makes sense if you pakeha

[@AverageDiscordMod]

i think he means history in general @@heminuiraho879

[@r10791]

Why November 5th? Could it not just be another day?

[@hhenderson505]

Because Nov 5 was the day Parihaka was invaded