Not all of the english soldiers were in fact English. Cameron was struggling to raise an army so had travelled to Melbourne and called for Volunteers. Two of my GGGgrandfathers joined up , and they were both Prussians !. One had been a regualr Prussian soldier back in what was to become the Polish Corridor and the other was a son of a Prussian Soldier who had fought against napoleon. One other was an English man who had been in the China service around 1840. He had married a Maori woman who had died young,but during this marriage he had learned to speak fluent Maori .Cameron used his skills an an interpreter promoting him to the rank of Sargent. This use of volunteers was probably caused the loss when they were faced with real Warriors .
so curious about this. What kind of condition were they in? Where in relation to the pa were they found? extremely unusual for soldiers to abandon weapons
Tehui right in so many ways, presently they think they're doing what's right, Pouroto Ngaropo own words to Maunga Authority of Tamaki Makaurau "If you remove the name Wairaka, my tipuna wahine’s name from this maunga, will you then go so far as to remove my ancestral name Rangitoto which comes from the Te Arawa waka?” Please lets not stop there though , The owner of the vape shop a german asks me what's up with the samoans google Black saturday and reflect on kia kaha ChCh this is not us!
Na thats just the cool kids...who tend to be Maori. All the kids idolize em ...so thats all that gets talked about. Nothing to do with the cirriculum @@jimmycakes7158
The last Faulkner I saw was Martha when I was a kid. Because we are the Tupaea Ainsley Smith Faulkner Jacobs Murray Leef group we were always at all the old peoples tangi's and I soaked up everything....I was the only young one there...and only boy....so it was full of grit as I was carried back and forth by my mother. No racism but lots of drink and drugs and good times. I'm into my 70's now and have it all recorded in my own manifesto....no publishment yet.......may not be accepted. ZOh well. By the way I remember their horse winning on tv years later and our family got together to back it. Te Huianui was the name 10 to 1 it paid. The whanaunga pulled a few hundred thousand that day. I was about 10 then and Glyn Tucker mentioned George had passed away and Aunty Martha would train them. We were the whanau that owned Motiti that Hori Tupaea sold to the other Faulkners from Australia to establish the NZ thoroughbred register. My other GG who was the farrier for the King or Royal Artillery was also in attendance.
My family still has our Great great grandfathers medals from the battle of gate pa
Hēni Te Kiri Karamū is my ancestor, and we're well proud of her.
Not all of the english soldiers were in fact English. Cameron was struggling to raise an army so had travelled to Melbourne and called for Volunteers. Two of my GGGgrandfathers joined up , and they were both Prussians !. One had been a regualr Prussian soldier back in what was to become the Polish Corridor and the other was a son of a Prussian Soldier who had fought against napoleon. One other was an English man who had been in the China service around 1840. He had married a Maori woman who had died young,but during this marriage he had learned to speak fluent Maori .Cameron used his skills an an interpreter promoting him to the rank of Sargent. This use of volunteers was probably caused the loss when they were faced with real Warriors .
That was awesome cheers
I live in gate pa and we have found rifles
so curious about this.
What kind of condition were they in?
Where in relation to the pa were they found?
extremely unusual for soldiers to abandon weapons
Tuturu whakamaua Kia Tina mo ngā Maori Tina haumie huie taiki e
It's time NZ started teaching the Māori Land wars and racist policies to future students going through the school system.
Tehui right in so many ways, presently they think they're doing what's right, Pouroto Ngaropo own words to Maunga Authority of Tamaki Makaurau "If you remove the name Wairaka, my tipuna wahine’s name from this maunga, will you then go so far as to remove my ancestral name Rangitoto which comes from the Te Arawa waka?” Please lets not stop there though , The owner of the vape shop a german asks me what's up with the samoans google Black saturday and reflect on kia kaha ChCh this is not us!
They do teach about the Maori, it's all we ever hear about.
@@jimmycakes7158 Yep, we never hear English being spoken.
Na thats just the cool kids...who tend to be Maori. All the kids idolize em ...so thats all that gets talked about. Nothing to do with the cirriculum @@jimmycakes7158
Isn't that ruawahine
My Faulkner whanau watched the battle unfold from their property. And the British confiscated my Maori families land
The last Faulkner I saw was Martha when I was a kid. Because we are the Tupaea Ainsley Smith Faulkner Jacobs Murray Leef group we were always at all the old peoples tangi's and I soaked up everything....I was the only young one there...and only boy....so it was full of grit as I was carried back and forth by my mother. No racism but lots of drink and drugs and good times. I'm into my 70's now and have it all recorded in my own manifesto....no publishment yet.......may not be accepted. ZOh well. By the way I remember their horse winning on tv years later and our family got together to back it. Te Huianui was the name 10 to 1 it paid. The whanaunga pulled a few hundred thousand that day. I was about 10 then and Glyn Tucker mentioned George had passed away and Aunty Martha would train them. We were the whanau that owned Motiti that Hori Tupaea sold to the other Faulkners from Australia to establish the NZ thoroughbred register. My other GG who was the farrier for the King or Royal Artillery was also in attendance.
Utter disgrace how the Māori were treated. Aotearoa is Māori land.