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On 27 May 1865, Wiremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi Te Waharoa laid down his taiaha before Brigadier General G. J. Carey at Tamahere. After years of warfare between the colonial government and Māori forces fighting for sovereignty and land, it was a powerfully-symbolic act. “Among Pākehā this act was described as a surrender” writes historian Evelyn Stokes, but “Tāmihana described it in a letter to [Governor George] Grey as 'te maungarongo' (the covenant of peace), indicating that arms had been laid down on both sides.” As NZHistory notes, Tāmihana became concerned at growing European encroachment, land purchases and the government’s failure to support Māori social and political structures. He believed that a pan-tribal movement would not only provide protection against European settlement but also develop its own system of laws and maintain peace among the tribes. Tāmihana took a leading role in the formation of the King Movement and the election of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero as the first Māori King. Accordingly, he became known as ‘Kingmaker’. When Te Wherowhero was confirmed as king in May 1859, Tāmihana placed a Bible over his head. Tāmihana’s descendants still perform this ritual when Māori monarchs are crowned. When war broke out in Taranaki in 1860 he acted as mediator. But the government remained suspicious of his motives and hostility to the Kīngitanga, and 1863 Governor George Grey ordered a British army to cross the Mangatāwhiri River and invade the lands of the Kīngitanga. The lead up to the scene shown above included correspondence between Tamihana and government officials, and a letter from Grey in January 1865 that suggested a meeting, which was not immediately arranged. In April Tāmihana submitted a petition to Parliament outlining a Māori view of the causes of the war, and seeking redress for the confiscations. There was no immediate response, but in May Tāmihana followed up earlier moves to meet Brigadier General G. J. Carey. Sadly, during his work to smooth out the peace process after 27 May, Tāmihana died (on 27 December 1866). He was “a man of peace forced into war.” Archives Reference: AAAD 699 Box 23/m archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=16563321 (artist unknown) For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Material from Archives New Zealand Caption information from www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1t82/te-waharoa-wiremu-t... and www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/wiremu-tamihana |
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