Story: Taranaki tribe
In 1881 over 1,500 troops were sent to destroy the Taranaki village of Parihaka. Parihaka was the centre of a peaceful movement to resist the European occupation of confiscated Māori land. This photograph shows members of the armed constabulary awaiting orders to advance on the settlement.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, W. A. Collis Collection
Reference: G-1081-10x8
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.