46 review for Te Puea: a biography

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   5 out of 5

   Daniel – Dec 05, 2018

   They don't teach you this side of history in school and it is of great disservice to the people of New Zealand. They don't teach you this side of history in school and it is of great disservice to the people of New Zealand.

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   4 out of 5

   Melissa – Sep 08, 2018

   Michael King is an excellent researcher, historian and writer. His books are wonderful and easy to read, and so informative and balanced. Te Puea was an interesting character, who I'd never heard of, but she sounds like she was quite a formidable force who did a lot to shape Waikato Maori and the Kingitanga in ways that can be felt even today. And it very much gives a powerful view of how colonization has affected Maori, in this book specifically in the Waikato and King Country, despite strong l Michael King is an excellent researcher, historian and writer. His books are wonderful and easy to read, and so informative and balanced. Te Puea was an interesting character, who I'd never heard of, but she sounds like she was quite a formidable force who did a lot to shape Waikato Maori and the Kingitanga in ways that can be felt even today. And it very much gives a powerful view of how colonization has affected Maori, in this book specifically in the Waikato and King Country, despite strong leaders who could see what was happening and fought to stop it.

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   5 out of 5

   Giorgioneruth Robertson – Sep 25, 2012

   love this book, I felt empowered just reading about her

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   5 out of 5

   Keith Stewart –

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    4 out of 5

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    5 out of 5

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