Mihaia

Mihaia: The Prophet Rua Kenana and His Community at Maungapohatu

Hardback Published on: 30/06/1996
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Synopsis

Rua Kenana was one of many Maori prophetic leaders of the 19th and 20th centuries. 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. Withdrawing to Maungapohatu, in the heart of Urewera, he established a community. This work is a history of Rua and his people, of the destruction of the community, by the government during World War I, and the struggle to start all over again.

  • Publisher: Auckland University Press
  • ISBN: 9781869401481
  • Number of pages: 208
  • Weight: 735g
  • Dimensions: 285 x 215 mm