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'Salutary Punishment’ Taranaki Māori Prisoners in Dunedin, 1869-72 and 1879-81. By Ian Church
$35 each
Published 2019 by the Patea Historical Society which have all sold. The 2nd edition is now available for sale. Colour and b/w plates, illustrations, portraits, maps, diagrams. Softcover, 120 pages.
The little-known story of Taranaki men who were sent to Dunedin as prisoners of the Crown during the Taranaki land wars has finally been published six years after Ian’s death.
The title Salutary Punishment is deliberately provoking and patronizing. It is quoted from a statement made by Lieutenant-Colonel St John in 1873, when writing about the Otago Prisoners. An example of the unfortunate state of our Nation at the time. In November 2019 it will be 150 years since 74 men from Te Pakakohi tribe in the Patea area were sent to Dunedin as prisoners of the Crown. By putting tribal allegiance first Pakakohi automatically became guilty of treason. For which they endured harsh punishment far from home. Eighteen died during their exile
A decade later 137 Parihaka men received the same prison sentence for ploughing their confiscated land as a sign of passive resistance to this action. These were dark days in the history of our country, but the telling of these times is more important today than ever. .
The story was uncovered by historian Ian Church when he was teaching at Patea High School from 1974 to 1983 and he spent 30 years researching and writing Salutary Punishment. The Patea Historical Society printed 500 copies in Church's memory, as he was a member of the Society when he lived in Patea and retained his links after he returned to live in Otago.
Ka mua, ka muri; we must look back in order to move forward.
Books can be posted anywhere in the world, to purchase a book please email jacq@dwyer.co.nz
$35 each
Published 2019 by the Patea Historical Society which have all sold. The 2nd edition is now available for sale. Colour and b/w plates, illustrations, portraits, maps, diagrams. Softcover, 120 pages.
The little-known story of Taranaki men who were sent to Dunedin as prisoners of the Crown during the Taranaki land wars has finally been published six years after Ian’s death.
The title Salutary Punishment is deliberately provoking and patronizing. It is quoted from a statement made by Lieutenant-Colonel St John in 1873, when writing about the Otago Prisoners. An example of the unfortunate state of our Nation at the time. In November 2019 it will be 150 years since 74 men from Te Pakakohi tribe in the Patea area were sent to Dunedin as prisoners of the Crown. By putting tribal allegiance first Pakakohi automatically became guilty of treason. For which they endured harsh punishment far from home. Eighteen died during their exile
A decade later 137 Parihaka men received the same prison sentence for ploughing their confiscated land as a sign of passive resistance to this action. These were dark days in the history of our country, but the telling of these times is more important today than ever. .
The story was uncovered by historian Ian Church when he was teaching at Patea High School from 1974 to 1983 and he spent 30 years researching and writing Salutary Punishment. The Patea Historical Society printed 500 copies in Church's memory, as he was a member of the Society when he lived in Patea and retained his links after he returned to live in Otago.
Ka mua, ka muri; we must look back in order to move forward.
Books can be posted anywhere in the world, to purchase a book please email jacq@dwyer.co.nz
‘Heartland of Aotea’, Māori and European in South Taranaki before the Taranaki Wars. $45 each
Second revised edition 2020. Hard cover, 400 pages. Published by the Patea Historical Society.
The first small edition of 300 copies published in 1992 soon sold out. The demand for a reprint has enabled some minor corrections, revisions and additions and the inclusion of more illustrations. Heartland of Aotea remains a key and valuable work in our understanding of South Taranaki during a period of rapid change, to both the physical and cultural landscape.
Ian Church sadly passed away (2013) before this updated edition could be published. Not long before he died, he entrusted the manuscript to Kelvin Day (former CEO of Puke Ariki) on the understanding that it needed to be published so that a new audience could enjoy and better understand the early nineteenth century Māori and colonial history of South Taranaki.
As such it will continue to be an invaluable source of information for students, scholars, and the general reader alike for years to come. Books can be posted anywhere in the world, to purchase a book please email jacq@dwyer.co.nz
Second revised edition 2020. Hard cover, 400 pages. Published by the Patea Historical Society.
The first small edition of 300 copies published in 1992 soon sold out. The demand for a reprint has enabled some minor corrections, revisions and additions and the inclusion of more illustrations. Heartland of Aotea remains a key and valuable work in our understanding of South Taranaki during a period of rapid change, to both the physical and cultural landscape.
Ian Church sadly passed away (2013) before this updated edition could be published. Not long before he died, he entrusted the manuscript to Kelvin Day (former CEO of Puke Ariki) on the understanding that it needed to be published so that a new audience could enjoy and better understand the early nineteenth century Māori and colonial history of South Taranaki.
As such it will continue to be an invaluable source of information for students, scholars, and the general reader alike for years to come. Books can be posted anywhere in the world, to purchase a book please email jacq@dwyer.co.nz
