A slice in the history of New Zealand's colonial development capturing the political economic and social life of Hawke's Bay showing how the first settlers continued to shape developments in the region well into the 1950's.

Revised 2019 edition. This is perfect for those who want history in a hurry -- this concise and easy-to-use guide provides a readable and simple summary of New Zealand's history. Author Peter Jessup tells the story of New Zealand from its formation and settlement, explaining key events in its development as a nation. He describes the land; its geography, its flora and fauna, and the produce and forms of national income. You'll learn about the New Zealand people - their achievements, inventions and passion for sport. Jessup also records New Zealand's role in major conflicts, as well as the nation's biggest disasters. The book also has a timeline of notable 'firsts' for New Zealand. Originally published as a Kindle edition in 2013, this edition was revised and updated in 2018. 'All you need to know about New Zealand's past in the time it takes to watch a movie.' - Hawkes Bay Today. From the same publishers of Instant! Maori, the English-Maori phrase book that puts a smile on your face and helps you speak Maori from the first page of this Kindle edition.

This book details the interactions between the Seeds of Rangiatea, New Zealand’s Maori people of Polynesian origin, and Europe from 1769 to 1900. It provides a case-study of the way Imperial era contact and colonization negatively affected naturally evolving demographic/epidemiologic transitions and imposed economic conditions that thwarted development by precursor peoples, wherever European expansion occurred. In doing so, it questions the applicability of conventional models for analyses of colonial histories of population/health and of development. The book focuses on, and synthesizes, the most critical parts of the story, the health and population trends, and the economic and social development of Maori. It adopts demographic methodologies, most typically used in developing countries, which allow the mapping of broad changes in Maori society, particularly their survival as a people. The book raises general theoretical questions about how populations react to the introduction of diseases to which they have no natural immunity. Another more general theoretical issue is what happens when one society’s development processes are superseded by those of some more powerful force, whether an imperial power or a modern-day agency, which has ingrained ideas about objectives and strategies for development. Finally, it explores how health and development interact. The Maori experience of contact and colonization, lasting from 1769 to circa 1900, narrated here, is an all too familiar story for many other territories and populations, Natives and former colonists. This book provides a case-study with wider ramifications for theory in colonial history, development studies, demography, anthropology and other fields.