What does Parahaki mean?
In order to answer that question I contacted historian Nancy Pickmere who replied: “I favour the following explanation of “Parahaki” that it means “pa” or ‘fortress’, and “rahaki” which means ‘on one side’, according to the Williams Dictionary of the Maori Language.
Is it Parihaka or Parahaki?
Minister for Land Information Pete Hodgson has accepted the New Zealand Geographic Board’s recommendation to correct the spelling of Mount Parahaki, in Whangarei, to Mount Parihaka.
How high is Parahaki?
Parahaki is a hill in Northland and has an elevation of 24 metres. Parahaki is situated nearby to Paranui Stream, and close to Dobbies Park.
What mountain is near parihaka?
Parihaka is a community in the Taranaki region of New Zealand, located between Mount Taranaki and the Tasman Sea.
What happened on the 5 November 1881?
5 November 1881 About 1600 troops invaded the western Taranaki settlement of Parihaka, which had come to symbolise peaceful resistance to the confiscation of Māori land.
Is Parihaka still there?
Parihaka today is a small settlement of unassuming buildings and homes. It is still the meeting place of the peoples of Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi. The 18th day of every month is still the pivotal forum of the community wherein the traditions and teachings of Parihaka are maintained.
Why is Parihaka important to New Zealand?
In the 1870s and 1880s, Parihaka was the site of New Zealand’s most visible episodes of peaceful protest when two Maori leaders, Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi used passive resistance methods to occupy Maori land that the colonial government had confiscated.
What is the full name of Whangarei?
Whangārei
Whangārei Whangārei-Terenga-Parāoa (Māori) | |
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Territorial Authority | Whangarei District |
Pre 1989 | Whangārei County and Whangārei City |
Named for | Reipae, a Waikato Princess |
NZ Parliament | Te Tai Tokerau (Māori) Whangārei |
Why is Parihaka important today?
The Invasion of Parihaka had a profound impact on Taranaki Maori, those living in the Parihaka settlement and continues to be a lasting legacy and example of the mistreatment of Maori under European rule.
Why do we celebrate Parihaka?
The Maori Party is renewing calls for Parihaka Day, to commemorate the sacking of the pacifist settlement in Taranaki by government troops and militia in the aftermath of the Land Wars.
What is Whangarei Māori name?
Whangārei (Māori: [faŋaːˈɾɛi]) is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. It is part of the Whangarei District, a local body created in 1989 from the former Whangārei City, Whangārei County and Hikurangi Town councils, to administer both the city proper and its hinterland.
What does Parihaka look like now?
What really happened at Parihaka?
Throughout the wars of the 1860’s the Parihaka leaders forbade the use of arms and condemned violence and greed. They challenged the Colonial Government over the illegality of the wars, the confiscation of the land and the punitive policies enacted by the Settler Government against Māori.
Is erana James Māori?
I am of Māori descent, the indigenous people to New Zealand I am extremely passionate about Māori culture, and of course acting. I am studying Sociology and Te Reo Māori (Māori language) at university, and I am in my first year.