New Zealand Wars
The diary of William Henry Churton
William Henry Churton was a young Auckland Volunteer soldier during the New Zealand Wars in 1863. For 19 months, he kept a diary of his experiences as a soldier, witnessing some of the violence that… Audio
Kelvin Day - The Taranaki Wars
Kelvin Day is manager of Heritage Collections at Puke Ariki Museum and Art Gallery in New Plymouth. His book is 'Contested Ground: Te Whenua I Tohea, The Taranaki Wars 1860 - 1881'. Audio
Land Wars Exhibition
The Taranaki land wars are remembered in New Plymouth 150 years on with the most ambitious exhibition yet at Puke Ariki. Audio
And All the Queen's Men
A recreation of the battle fought at Gate Pa, Tauranga, in 1864 and its aftermath. A previously unknown diary of the affair was used, along with a specially recorded battle scene. Spectrum 1974. Audio
2008 - Prof. Dame Ann Salmond
Prof. Dame Ann Salmond traces over two hundred years of New Zealand history, including early contact between Maori and European, and the story of the Treaty of Waitangi. She goes on to survey the Land… Audio
In the Footsteps of Alexander Whisker and Hone Heke
In the early years of the 21st century, a New Zealander revisits scenes of the Northern New Zealand Wars of the 1840’s recorded by his great, great, great grandfather - A British Infantryman…
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In The Foorsteps of Alexander Whisker and Hone Heke
In the early 21st century, Mike Gourley revisits scenes of the Northern New Zealand Wars of the 1840's recorded by his great, great, great grandfather - a British Infantryman - in his personal diary… Audio
And all the Queen's Men (1974)
A recreation of the battle fought at Gate Pa, Tauranga, in 1864 and its aftermath. A previously unknown diary of the affair was used, along with a specially recorded battle scene. Audio
