The life and experiences of one of the most prominent pre-Treaty Maori travellers have provided rich material for a book. To learn more about Pakeha society, and to entice settlers to the Bay of Islands, Tuai lived among Pakeha overseas. "It was great to meet so many Ngare Raumati people who wanted their story told," Ms Jenkins said. "New Zealanders generally know about Ngapuhi history and their leader Hongi Hika, but we know very little about Ngare Raumati, who were once a very powerful group in the North. "It is often forgotten that from 1814 Maori tried to get Pakeha settlers for their own areas to boost their military position against rival hapu.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 03, 2017 23:26 UTC