The death of the 28th Maori Battalion's Sir Robert "Bom" Gilllies was a reminder of the treatment that Maori serviceman received when they returned home from the war. For families who remained at home ...
First published between 1887 and 1890, this six-volume work, containing Maori texts with English translations and commentary, and engraved illustrations, was one of the first printed records of the ...
He also witnessed the unrest caused by the rapid European encroachment on Maori lands. After retiring in 1900 from his career as a government surveyor, Smith devoted himself to the study of the ...