Hauraki Contested, 1769-1875 Also Published With Title: This Is My PlaceHauraki Contested, 1769-1875 Also Published With Title: This Is My Place

One of the earliest sites of Maori pakeha contact, Hauraki became a hotly contested region in the first 100 years of European settlement. Rich in timber, gold and other resources, it became a site of loss and devastation for Maori as the land was systematically confiscated. Hauraki Contested draws a vivid picture of iwi leaders, pakeha, traders and government officials at a time of intense conflict and tumultuous change. It also takes readers directly into a landscape and the lives of the people who occupied it, yielding a rich account of a time of major transformation.