The prophet and the policeman : the story of Rua Kenana and John Cullen

Derby, Mark

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142 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports Summary: "In April 1916, John Cullen, the head of New Zealand's police force, personally led a raid on the Tuhoe prophet Rua Kenana's spiritual community at Maungapohau, deep in the Urewera mountains. The raid left two of Rua's followers dead and a number of others, including several police, wounded, and has been described as the last battle of the New Zealand wars"--Back cover
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Mark Derby
Location edition Bar Code due date
Non Fiction 13006
Dewey:289.9092 a14
call #:KEN
ISBN:9781877517112
pub:2009
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Subjects
Kenana, Rua Cullen, John
Prophets - Biography
Religious communities - History
Tuhoe (Maori people) - Religion
Tuhoe (Maori people) - History
Police - New Zealand - Biography
Police - New Zealand - History Maungapohatu (N.Z.) - History
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