A historical document that reveals early colonisers buying islands in the Hauraki Gulf from Māori for “one double barrel gun, eight muskets and one barrel of.
A historical document that reveals early colonisers buying islands in the Hauraki Gulf from Māori for “one double barrel gun, eight muskets and one barrel
A project documenting everyday life in Tāmaki Makaurau at the dawn of the 1990s is finally reaching its intended audience: Aucklanders of the future. Gabi.
There is an interesting text by an eyewitness to the 1840 execution of four murderers in Hobart Town Gaol, an account that bears the fingerprints of Alexandre Dumas, which is curious indeed as he never set foot in Tasmania. What the condemned quartet left behind is something of a literary curiosity and, their stories pieced together, an account of dreadful crimes and speedy punishment
Historian and author Howard Henry has been fascinated by the birth of Christianity in the Cook Islands for many years. In a weekly series, Henry chronicles the arrival of Christianity to the Cook Islands and its role in building the nation. In his final article, he talks about the impact of Christianity in the Cook Islands.