Rua Kēnana Hepetipa

Police raid Rua Kēnana’s community at Maungapōhatu

📅 2 April 1916

Armed police invaded the Tūhoe settlement of Maungapōhatu and arrested Rua Kēnana; two Māori men were killed. The community represented a project of autonomy and spiritual life. The raid illustrates...