Hauhau
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Hauhau is a Māori
term that was applied to a branch of the religious movement Pai Marire
, founded by Te Ua Haumēne of the Taranaki tribe in New Zealand
in the 1860s. The movement inculcated that Māori would regain land that they had lost to Europeans during the colonisation process of New Zealand.
The movement spread throughout the North Island. Parts of it were usurped by militant Hau Hau which led to war between the colonizing forces and militant Māori forces. It also produced civil war amongst Māori tribes as exemplified by that involving Ngāti Porou
between 1865 and the 1870s in the East Cape and Gisborne regions.
Militant Hauhaus promised immunity from bullets, aiming to drive Pākehā from Māori land, and seeking support for the Kīngitanga, the movement to create a Māori nation under a Māori king.
The mindset of the militant Hauhau was revealed by the gruesome killing of the Anglican Reverend Carl Völkner
in 1865 at Opotiki
which led to reprisals from the colonial militia with confiscation of lands and jailing followed by execution of a local chief and associates, who in more recent times have been accepted as innocent.
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
term that was applied to a branch of the religious movement Pai Marire
Pai Marire
The Pai Mārire movement was a syncretic Māori religion that flourished in New Zealand from about 1863 to 1874. Founded in Taranaki by the prophet Te Ua Haumene, it incorporated Biblical and Māori spiritual elements and promised its followers deliverance from Pākehā domination, providing a...
, founded by Te Ua Haumēne of the Taranaki tribe in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in the 1860s. The movement inculcated that Māori would regain land that they had lost to Europeans during the colonisation process of New Zealand.
The movement spread throughout the North Island. Parts of it were usurped by militant Hau Hau which led to war between the colonizing forces and militant Māori forces. It also produced civil war amongst Māori tribes as exemplified by that involving Ngāti Porou
Ngati Porou
Ngāti Porou is a Māori iwi traditionally located in the East Cape and Gisborne regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Porou has the second-largest affiliation of any iwi in New Zealand, with 71,910 registered members in 2006...
between 1865 and the 1870s in the East Cape and Gisborne regions.
Militant Hauhaus promised immunity from bullets, aiming to drive Pākehā from Māori land, and seeking support for the Kīngitanga, the movement to create a Māori nation under a Māori king.
The mindset of the militant Hauhau was revealed by the gruesome killing of the Anglican Reverend Carl Völkner
Volkner Incident
The Völkner Incident describes the murder of the missionary Carl Sylvius Völkner in New Zealand in 1865 and the consequent reaction of the Government of New Zealand in the midst of the New Zealand land wars.-Background:...
in 1865 at Opotiki
Opotiki
Opotiki is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters of the Opotiki District Council and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.-Population:* of the town: 4176 - Male 1,989, Female 2,187...
which led to reprisals from the colonial militia with confiscation of lands and jailing followed by execution of a local chief and associates, who in more recent times have been accepted as innocent.