Parihaka
On the 5 of November 1881 crown troops stormed the Taranaki settlement of Parihaka. They took the men to prison without trial, rape and molested the leftover women and children. Parihaka was a peaceful protest lead by Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi.
People even to this day are affected by what happened at Parihaka. Only recently the government and the crown apologized for what happened at Parihaka.
In the song ‘Parihaka’ by Tim Finn & the Herbs they speak about Parihaka, its effects on the people and how we will remember what happened at Parihaka.
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