lecture notes

Lecture notes
Title: Bastion Point Yvonne Hacke from unitec
Date: 20/03/07Subject: Recent history of Ngati Whatua (SECOND ANITA)
New Zealand is a multi-cultural country with a small population which many ethnic groups such as Maori, Asian, European and Middle Eastern. This lecture introduced one group of people in New Zealand society that is the Maori group. Also this lecture told about the Whitangi and a story about the people fight for Bastion Point.Bastion Point is located at one of most expensive areas in Auckland. It was 1840, Maori people welcomed the English to New Zealand and people made a deal with the Queen, which is that they share the power and let the English sell the land to others. In other words Maori sold land to English.The war between Maori and European was not just happening at recent time, it was1841. In 1841, 3000 acres were sold from One Tree Hill to Whau Creer, Ngati Whatua was paid 389 pounds and 10% net to Maori people. However crown resold the land at 8000 time more and did not keep the promise which was that after the war the land will be returned to the Maori people. The document said the land will be back after the war and was signed in 1840.
Finally 38 old women who were living in Ngati Whatua land write a long letter to support Maori to have the land back. The war between Maori and European does not finish. Maori people will continue to work on rights and believe they can win this war.