THE HAUHAU MOVEMENT
“Hauhauism,” an episode in the Maori Wars, 1863-1866, by S. Barton Babbage (Wellington: A. H. and A. W. Reed).
This small book gives a very adequate account of the rise and decline of that fanatical religion known as Hauhauism, which during the Maori Wars became for a time a strong factor in uniting the tribes against the pakeha and strengthening their resistance to European encroachment. At its outset the movement begun by the prophet To Da Haumene may have been essentially religious, but, as Mr. Babbage stresses, its political aspect soon became paramount. To the tribes which embraced it its chief value was its power to weld together antagonistic units, and its provision of a common battle cry for the struggle to preserve their national existence. Mr. Babbage has made good use of I he many original records available on the subject, and has succeeded admirably in giving a clear account of the movement.
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 72, 18 December 1937, Page 23
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