Te Pāhuatanga - The Invasion of Parihaka

"It was one of the most brutal events in New Zealand’s past. Government troops marched into Parihaka and took control of the settlement. They systematically destroyed the community’s ability to sustain itself, suspending the ordinary course of law and imprisoning people without trial for participating in what was a justified act of non-violent resistance."  - Alexander Gillespie, How NZ’s colonial government misused laws to crush non-violent dissent at Parihaka.

"The non-violent defiance of Te Whiti-o-Rongomai, Tohu Kakahi and their followers at Parihaka is one of the great New Zealand narratives." - by Dick Scott, Parihaka Invaded