Leonie Hayden presents Kaupapa On The Couch, a six-part webseries looking at interesting issues and events in te ao Māori.
In this episode Leonie explains what happened at Parihaka on the 5th of November 1881 when a pacifist settlement in Taranaki was invaded by 1600 volunteer and Armed Constabulary troops. But most importantly, she explains why the incident should never be forgotten.
Watch episode 1, episode 2 and episode 3.
Made with the support of NZ On Air!
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Leonie Hayden
Leonie Hayden (Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara, Ngāti Rango) is a contributing writer. She is the former editor of Ātea, The Spinoff's Māori and indigenous content channel and was previously editor of the magazines Mana and Rip It Up.