Spectrum 520 and Spectrum 521. The dog tax war

Year: 1985
Reference: 18375
Media type: Audio

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Year: 1985
Reference: 18375
Media type: Audio

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A two-part Spectrum documentary.

In 1888, 150 troops took the field against a group of Hokianga Māori. The object was to subdue a "rebel" force who refused to pay the dog tax and threatened the town of Rawene.

Alywn Owen looks at the events that led to the last time European troops took the field against their Māori fellow-countrymen.