Ihumātao Class Lesson #003: Te Warena Taua – The mandated kaumātua who authored his own use-by-date?
By Snoopman — September 6, 2019 at 1:00 pm [updated 9 August 2019] The recipient of the New Zealand Order…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Deep History of Ihumātao: The Freemason Connection
In the Colonial-era, Freemasons controlled the political, commercial and martial power structures of New Zealand. Freemasons appointed their members of…
Deep History of Ihumātao: The Kingitanga Connection
Dispatch from Ihumātao #001 By Snoopman A Māori King Elected – 1857 In the Colonial era, Chief Te Wherowhero was…