Rangatiratanga and Gentlemanship, A Conversation in 1825
How did this conversation affect the course of NZ History? hear Morrin Rout, MNZM, and Michael Grimshaw discuss this with author Grant Hodgson.
On November 15, 1825, a conversation between Hongi Hika and other Ngapuhi rangatira, and Henry Williams and other CMS missionaries was recorded at Kerikeri. This event marked a distinct change in the direction of the mission, and in the evolving pattern of cultural change in Māori society.
Historian Paul Moon has praised a recently published work, “Rangatiratanga and Gentlemanship”, stating that it ‘reveals so much about the nature of of interactions between Maori and Pakeha in these earliest stages of settlement’ Come along to a lively lunchtime event to learn more about this conversation, and the detailed analysis of the layers of history that this nice slim volume provides.
On November 15, 1825, a conversation between Hongi Hika and other Ngapuhi rangatira, and Henry Williams and other CMS missionaries was recorded at Kerikeri. This event marked a distinct change in the direction of the mission, and in the evolving pattern of cultural change in Māori society.
Historian Paul Moon has praised a recently published work, “Rangatiratanga and Gentlemanship”, stating that it ‘reveals so much about the nature of of interactions between Maori and Pakeha in these earliest stages of settlement’ Come along to a lively lunchtime event to learn more about this conversation, and the detailed analysis of the layers of history that this nice slim volume provides.
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