It shows that British motives in colonising New Zealand were essentially humane and that Maori, far from being passive victims of a 'fatal impact', coped heroically with colonisation and survived by selectively accepting and adapting what Western technology and culture had to offer. The narrative that emerges is an inclusive one about men and women, Maori and Pakeha. The Penguin History of New Zealand tells that story in all its colour and drama. Penguin History of New Zealand is the book to start from. Between those events, and in the century that followed the franchise, the movements and conflicts of human history have been played out more intensively and more rapidly in New Zealand than anywhere else on Earth. Kia Ora and welcome to the largest subreddit for Aotearoa New Zealand Advertisement Coins. He won a wide range of awards for this work, including the New Zealand Book Award for Non-fiction, the Wattie Book of the Year (twice), the Montana Medal for Non. Over three decades he wrote or edited more than 30 books, most of them New Zealand history or biography. It was also the first to introduce full democracy. The late Michael King was one of New Zealands leading historians. New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. This bestselling book, the triumphant fruit of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, is the unchallenged contemporary reference to the history of New Zealand.
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