Project Gutenberg 2018-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 138 Hawthorne, James A Dark Chapter from New Zealand History E-text prepared by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "A Dark Chapter from New Zealand History" by James Hawthorne is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book provides a detailed narrative of the brutal massacre that took place in Poverty Bay, New Zealand, during a turbulent period of conflict between Māori tribes and European settlers. It explores the tragic events leading up to the massacre, the sociopolitical dynamics involved, and the impacts on both indigenous people and settlers. In this account, Hawthorne, who identifies as a survivor from the region, recounts the significant deterioration of relations between Māori and European settlers, particularly following the rise of the Hauhau movement. He vividly describes the series of massacres executed by Te Kooti and his followers, alongside the government’s failure to protect the settlers. The narrative dispels misconceptions about the events, documenting the lead-up to the violence, the nature of the attacks, and the aftermath that left Poverty Bay devastated. Hawthorne also highlights the negligence of authorities and the intense struggles of individuals caught in this conflict, providing a compelling and tragic reflection on a dark chapter in New Zealand's history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Poverty Bay, N.Z., Massacre, 1868 Te Kooti, 1830?-1893 New Zealand -- History -- New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872 Maori (New Zealand people) -- New Zealand -- Gisborne District -- History DU Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 125851 2025-06-22T12:27:17.334679 text/html 123942 2018-01-11T16:06:36 text/html 142158 2025-06-22T12:27:20.509661 application/epub+zip 140625 2025-06-22T12:27:17.949677 application/epub+zip 128930 2025-06-22T12:27:17.630683 application/epub+zip 181871 2025-06-22T12:27:22.747653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162403 2025-06-22T12:27:20.186696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140838 2022-08-25T11:29:20.449104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111644 2025-06-22T12:27:17.121719 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111620 2020-06-14T23:03:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19025 2025-06-22T12:27:23.136654 application/rdf+xml 13194 2025-06-22T12:27:17.706712 image/jpeg 2592 2025-06-22T12:27:17.668674 image/jpeg 42551 2020-06-14T23:03:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 118354 2018-01-11T16:11:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 118756 2025-06-22T12:27:17.354676 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog