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The Women of Parihaka: Te Whiti's Vision and Mana Wahine — Fexingo History

The Women of Parihaka: Te Whiti's Vision and Mana Wahine — Fexingo History

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 This episode of The History of New Zealand shifts focus to the vital but often overlooked role of women in the Māori passive resistance movement at Parihaka. While Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu Kākahi are well-known leaders, their wives and female followers — including Ruta Waitara and Hēni Te Kiri Karamū — were essential to the community's survival and its spiritual practices. We explore how mana wahine (female authority) operated within Parihaka, the symbolic use of weaving and song as forms of protest, and the specific actions of women during the Crown's invasion in 1881. Drawing on oral histories and recent scholarship, Lucas and Luna reveal the gendered dimensions of one of New Zealand's most powerful stories of nonviolent resistance. The episode also touches on the later neglect of these women's stories in official histories and their revival by contemporary Māori feminists. A nuanced look at leadership, faith, and gender in 19th-century Aotearoa.

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