Description
In 1848 the largest tribe in the South Island – Kai Tahu – were persuaded to sell over 8 million hectares of their land to the New Zealand Company. For this they received only two thousand pounds, or less than a farthing a hectare, a deal that engulfed Kai Tahu in bitterness and led to a battle for justice lasting almost a century. The battle was fought mainly with words, but in 1879 it led to an armed confrontation between Maori and Pakeha (back cover).
