Historical reconstructions of parihaka, maungapohatu and ruatoki. A history of rua and his people, with many named photographs. By 1907 around 600 followers were living there with. The final work in the trilogy dealing with the great tuhoe tohunga hohepa kereopa. He called himself te mihaia hou, the new messiah, and was the leader of a section of the tuhoe at a time when their land, the urewera country, was threatened by possible prospecting and milling. Rua kenana was the leader of a peaceful religious community among tuhoe at maungapohatu in te urewara. By judith binney gillia, chaplin ann craid wallaceg oxfor. Craig wallace rua kenana was an extraordinary prophetic leader from the urewera.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the treaty of. He called himself te mihaia hou, the new messiah, and claimed to be te kooti arikirangis successor hepetipa hephzibah who would reclaim tuhoe land that had been lost to pakeha ownership. Binney had arrived at tuhoes sacred mountain where the prophet rua kenana, a controversial figure even within tuhoe, built a thriving religious community in the early 1900s as he tried to restore. Mark derby in april 1916, john cullen, the commissioner of the new zealand police force, personally led a raid on the tuhoe prophet rua kenana s spiritual community at maungapohatu, deep in the urewera. Interview with puhi clark tuhoe, waiata and whakapapa, at maungapohatu, 22178. Be a part of wikipedia history, copyediting outreach wiki. The prophet rua kenana and his community at maungapohatu wellington. Judith binney, gillian chaplin and craig wallace researched the history of the. Ngai tuhoe project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. See below an image a bank book from the maungapohatu bank. Rua kenana was one of many maori prophetic leaders of the 19th and 20th centuries. Refer to this booklet to answer the questions for history 91003. Rua kenana, of ngai tuhoe, was born in 1868 or 1869.
The prophet rua kenana and his community at maungapohatu by j. The historical narrative, while it continues to the present day, is strongest pre1950s, as hindsight is difficult to achieve for later periods. Maungapohatu is a settlement in the bay of plenty region of new zealands north island. The judge, nevertheless, sentenced rua to one years imprisonment with hard labour and another 18 months of reformative detention, a sentence so harsh that eight members of the jury protested publicly and petitioned parliament about it. By judith binney, gillian chaplin and craig wallace.
There is no better way to learn about our ancestors and history than. In 1916 he was arrested for sedition for his opposition. A powerful, moving work, evoking the majesty of the ureweras, delving into the metaphysical realm of one of maoridoms most renowned tohunga, and traversing a remarkable period of new zealand history. Rua kenana, the prophet nzetc new zealand electronic. The circular building near the bottom of the slope was the courthouse and meeting house.
The questions that presented themselves, in that place about that history, led to what judith binney has called the unanticipated trilogy. If you are unable to see the pdf link please follow the direct links to the pdf available on all issue table of contents pages and latest articles listing pages. List of plants and their uses both as internal and external medicines. There were six episodes counting down the list from 100 to 11. Parihaka 1881, maungapohatu 1916, ruatoki 2007 massey.
Mihaia traces the life of rua kenanas community in te urewera through to the. It was great to revisit this book which i had originally read as part of my university studies in social anthropology in the 1980s. Te urewera, 18201921 printerfriendly version pdf version. New zealand journal of history, 38, 2 2004 169 figure 1. A few examples of key people in the early part of the 20th century. Oxford university press, 1979, tell the story of the move. Located in a remote area of the urewera bush country about 20 kilometres 12 mi north of lake waikaremoana, it was founded by rua tapunui kenana in 1907 and was substantially rebuilt twice during the next two decades. He established a farming cooperative and a savings bank, and promised his people that their land and their mana would be returned. Rua kenana was an extraordinary prophetic leader from the urewera. Tuhoe prophet rua kenana pardoned by the crown nz herald. Rua kenana hepetipa 18691937 was a maori prophet, faith healer and land rights activist. All the charges against rua were dismissed, partly because, in his haste to apprehend the desperado, cullen conducted his operation on a sunday, in breach of the lords day observance act.
Two members of the community were killed including one of rua s sons and rua himself was imprisoned. At its peak more than 500 people lived there but today it is once more a very sparsely. Rua was targeted, tamakaimoana kaumatua lenny mahururangi te kaawa told the tribunal, because he challenged the mana of the crown. Resisting threats to expel the tuhoe people from their ancestral lands, he established a remarkable community at maungapohatu, identifying himself as the mihaia or messiah for tuhoe. The twentieth century, well before the 1970s and the maori renaissance, had multiple examples of protest and attempts to retain rangatiratanga. Vincent has published widely in the area of crown and maori historical relationships, including his 1998 book, agents of autonomy. Legislation to pardon tuhoe prophet rua kenana in parliament for first reading. Rua kenana and his other son, a pit was dug for them, and my dad showed me exactly where, she said. He called himself te mihaia hou, the new messiah, and was the leader of a section of the tuhoe at a time when their land, the urewera country was threatened by possible prospecting and milling. Click on one of the links in the list on the left hand side list of history articles that need copyediting. Then, click on edit at the top of the screen next to the search field. This year, for the first time in the 150year saga of parihaka, the government is preparing to apologise for one of new zealand history s most deplorable acts. Rua kenana s generation of tuhoe were the first to have extensive contact with pakeha, working as labourers for european farmers.
Our koro rua kenana was one of many maori prophetic leaders of the 19th and 20th centuries. The prophet rua kenana and his community at maungapohatu. Principles of database management, andrew martin, pearson. The seventh and final episode was shown live on 17 november 2005, it showed the top ten people ranked by panelists and the top ten ranked by the public. Tuhoecrown settlement historical background maori law. I rua s cult had received very little scholarly attention prior to the appearance of two books, researched independently but both published in 1979. She spoke about the timeliness of the governments announcement today to teach the countrys history in schools. Rua kenana claimed to be the successor that te kooti had much earlier prophesied. When te kooti died in 1893 he claimed to be the successor named hepetipa hephzibah whom te kooti had prophesied would complete his work by regaining the land his claims divided the ringatu church founded by te kooti.
There is no better way to learn about our ancestors and history than to go back to our marae and family to ask the questions. Copyedit the article finally, enter a description of what you have done in the edit summary field and click on. The prophet rua kenana and his community at maungapohatu, 2020. The prophet rua kenana and his community at maungapohatu by judith binney gillian chaplinbuy. Mihaia the prophet rua kenana and his community at. As a unique part of new zealands social history the millennial movements of the maori make up a fascinating story, none more so that the story of rua kenana and his isolated community at maungapohatu.
Police party on the old road, ruatahuna, prior to the raid on maungapohatu that resulted in the arrest of rua kenana hepetipa ngai tuhoe. Many tuhoe saw rua as a symbol of a new era in which their lost lands would be returned and kept in. The large doublegabled house, built of sawn timber, which stood in the upper part of the pa, was rua s. Rua kenana was a tuhoe prophet who set up a community at maungapohatu in the urewera mountains. Rua tapunui kenana 18691937 was a maori prophet, faith healer and land rights activist. Quotations from old historians with sourcesdates on the topic. Maori committees in the nineteenth century huia publishers, and with david armstrong the beating heart. In 1916 he was arrested for sedition for his opposition to maori conscription in the first world war. They were made to spreadeagle on their stomachs, and they were going to be shot. Mihaia, judith binney gillian chaplin shop online for. Many tuhoe saw rua as a symbol of a new era in which their lost lands would be returned and kept in their name.
His trial was one of the longest in new zealands legal history. Rua tapunui kenana 18691937 maori prophet, faith healer and land rights activist. New zealands top 100 history makers was a weekly television programme first shown on prime television new zealand on 6 october 2005. History and buildings parliament in election year mps and parliaments, 1854 onwards. Rua s beliefs split the ringatu church, which te kooti had founded in around 18661868. This will bring you directly to the article that needs attention. Early in the 20th century, rua kenana founded a religious community at the foot of maungapohatu, a mountain sacred to tuhoe in the heart of the urewera region. Rua kenana had built a strong community of supporters at maungapohatu. Rua kenana hepetipa or rua kenana hepetipa 18691937 was a maori prophet, faith healer and land rights activist. Judith binney, gillian chaplin, and craig wallace, mihaia. Resisting threats to expel the tuhoe people from their ancestral lands, he established a remarkable community at maungapohatu. Film study guide rain of the children vincent ward. The conclusion summarises the historical narrative and considers the policy implications of the role of history in. Books in school libraries mihaia the prophet rua kenana and his community at maungapohatu by judith binney, gillian chaplin and craig wallace teacher notes history book overview mihaia traces the life of rua kanana and his community of faithful followers at maungapohatu in the heart of te urewera.
He was arrested in 1916 when the community was stormed by armed officers. Rua aimed to blend the best of pakeha practices with maori customs. Nga morehu oral histories of women connected to the ringatu church. Rua rua kenana standing at the doorway of the temple. Rua s trial took 47 days, the longest in new zealand legal history a record it held until 1977. Her first book, a biography of missionary thomas kendall, was published in 1968. Milbure fon victorir a university, wellington 1979, 328pp.
A very comprehensive history of the maori uses of plants and herbs as medicines. New zealands top 100 history makers simple english. We apologize for any inconvenience caused while we fix this issue. The bill will pardon the tuhoe prophet and restore his mana. A history of the maori campaigns and the pioneering period. Theyve also tried through war although war was usually forced on them. Ngai tuhoe page 1 of 1 items national library of new.