A volume from the WhaleLIBRARY
NZHistory Te Rauparaha
Te Rauparaha’s history is central to understanding Kāpiti’s nineteenth-century role as a political, maritime and trading centre. His relationships with Ngāti Toa, neighbouring iwi, European visitors and shipping are documented from multiple perspectives, not all of which agree.
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Te Rauparaha and the Cook Strait world
NZHistory is a modern secondary source and should be read alongside iwi histories, contemporary accounts and the work of historians. This record preserves the research route to the biography; it does not treat one public summary as a substitute for the complex histories of Te Rauparaha and the communities involved.
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