New Zealand’s Agent-General in London writes for British readers curious about the colony. He describes the islands, the Maori and their beliefs, the Polynesian navigators, the early whalers and missionaries, the wars between settlers and Maori and the building of a democracy that by the 1890s was experimenting boldly with social reform.
A readable, well-informed history by a politician who helped shape the country he describes. Download the free EPUB.