Heartland of Aotea : Māori and European in South Taranaki before the Taranaki Wars /
by Ian Church.
- 182 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
"Limited to 300 copies'--Title page.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 146-169) and index.
Landfall : Maori and European -- New technology and new diseases -- Traders come to Taranaki -- The Harriet incident -- The Waikato invasion -- Slavery and Christianity -- South Taranaki described -- The first missionaries -- War at Waitotara -- Missionary activity in 1841-42 -- The arrival of Rev. John Skevington -- Traders and travellers -- The road and the mail -- Religious schism -- John Skevington's achievements -- The treat of war at Waitotara -- The death of Rev. Skevington -- Richard Taylor and William Hough -- Maori forms of worship -- Rev. W. Woon takes over -- Missionary work at its peak -- the martyrdom of Manihera and Kereopa -- Meeting European land hunger -- A changing society -- Flour mills -- The beginnings of a money economy -- Land : to sell or not to sell -- The decline of the Wesleyan mission -- Epidemics and their effects -- The Puketapu feud -- The missionaries and their rivals -- Unsettled times -- South Taranaki and the king movement -- The battle of Waireka -- The aftermath.