Parihaka Taranaki Hosting

In Aotearoa- New Zealand, during the land wars of the 19th century, two great indigenous leaders of non-violence shone through to the entire population of the country, and indeed, to the world. Te Whiti O Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi built Parihaka (community) as a refuge for those alienated from their homes and land. This place of hosting, one of the most technically advanced communities of the day, drew the disaffected from throughout Aotearoa-New Zealand together to create a community of peace and to non-violently resist further land alienation and destruction of the indigenous Maori culture and livelihood.