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This delightfully illustrated story designed for 4-7 year olds will make a great gift this Christmas. A Wesleyan mission station in Northland has been raided, causing the missionaries to flee for their lives. A Māori war party is moving through the bush towards them, bringing a new danger. Chief Patuone has a decision to make - follow the tradition of his people and take the lives of the missionaries or follow the new message that is coming to his homeland. This is the fourth story in this truly unique ‘Chronicles of Paki – Junior Series’, which narrates various stories from our nation’s early bicultural history. This Junior Series tells the stories also found in our existing series for older children. ISBN 978-1-99-116770-5
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This delightfully illustrated story designed for 4-7 year olds will make a great gift this Christmas. Six year old Elizabeth screams as her young Māori friend is taken from the classroom by an enemy warrior. She soon learns that she will never see him again. This frightening moment causes Elizabeth to want to be a missionary like her parents and spread the message of forgiveness and peace. It will be a life of hardship, sacrifice and challenging adventures. This is the fifth story in this truly unique ‘Chronicles of Paki – Junior Series’, which narrates various stories from our nation’s early bicultural history. This Junior Series tells the stories also found in our existing series for older children. ISBN 978-1-99-116771-2
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He Whakaputanga — The Declaration of Independence
Big changes are afoot for the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. European whalers and sealers have begun camping along the beaches. Māori are quick to recognise new prospects for trade — and at first the future looks promising. However, as more and more settlers arrive, challenges begin to arise regarding land and the disregard of Māori tikanga. Māori chiefs begin to meet to manage these changes. After 25 years of meeting together a document is prepared called He Whakaputanga. This document declares the independence of the chiefs and is designed to secure their future — and was to become a foundation stone that would make Te Tiriti o Waitangi possible. ISBN: 978-0-9941396-7-2
