Ihumātao Class Lesson #002: Let’s Fix This
Words & Hikoi Photos by Snoopman, 26 August 2019 Ahi Kaa Kaitiaki cast as ‘Squatters’ Let me decipher how New Zealand’s Pākehā-dominated ruling class uses buck-passing, stealthy paternalism and polite…
Ihumātao Class Lesson #001: July 23 in History
Was the timing of the July 23 trespass notice served by 100 New Zealand Police on occupiers at Ihumātao simply a random date? Or was the date chosen for its…
Deep History of Ihumātao: The Methodist Connection
During and after the Waikato War of 1863-64 in New Zealand, well-connected Wesleyan Methodists capitalized on vacated Māori land on the Ihumātao Peninsula by leasing ‘Native Reserves’ and buying ‘Waste…
Deep History of Ihumātao: The BNZ Connection
The Bank of New Zealand brokered finance of £3 million from the London and Sydney money markets to escalate the New Zealand Wars. With a chronic case of ‘terrible twos’,…