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Mihaia The Prophet Rua Kenana And His Community At MaungapohatuStock informationGeneral Fields
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Local DescriptionUsed - Good DescriptionRua Kenana was one of many Maori prophetic leaders of the 19th and 20th centuries. He called himself Te Mihaia hou, the new messiah, and was the leader of a section of the Tuhoe at a time when their land, the Urewera country, was threatened by possible prospecting and milling. Withdrawing to Maungapohatu, in the heart of Urewera, he established a community. This work is a history of Rua and his people, of the destruction of the community by the government during World War I, and the struggle to start all over again. |