Te ata o Tū = The shadow of Tūmatauenga : the New Zealand Wars collections of Te Papa / Matiu Baker, Katie Cooper, Michael Fitzgerald, Rebecca Rice.

Introduction: a library of imperfect memory -- Contested authority 1809-1863 -- Early conflict -- The Musket Wars -- The Union Jack flies over the North -- From Wairau to Pōneke -- The Northern War -- Essay: Jade Kake -- The Kīngitanga -- Essay: Mike Ross and Paul Meredith -- A garrison colony 1860-1865. Absolute sovereignty by force -- Essay: Basil Keane -- Waikato taniwha rau: the invasion of Waikato -- Essay: Airini Loader -- War at Tauranga -- Kōrero: Kelcy Taratoa -- The business of war -- Spying out the land -- Postal history -- Essay: Danny Keenan -- A new kind of war 1864-1868. War through the North Island -- Titokowaru's war -- The East Coast and Te Kooti -- Essay: Danny Keenan -- Essay: Monty Soutar -- Legacies of conflict 1872-1881. Building a heroic narrative -- Honouring and commending -- Flags of war -- Photography and the wars -- He marara taonga -- Memories and monuments -- Parihaka -- Mike Ross and Paul Meredith -- Contemporary resonances. Preposterous ghosts -- Essa: Puawai Cairns and Ria Hall -- Timeline, notes and more.

"The wars of 1845-72 were described by James Belich as 'bitter and bloody struggles, as important to New Zealand as were the Civil Wars to England and the United States'. The conflict's themes of land and sovereignty continue to resonate today. This richly illustrated book, developed in partnership with iwi, delves into Te Papa's Mātauranga Māori, History and Art collections to explore taonga and artefacts intimately connected with the key events and players associated with the New Zealand Wars, sparking conversation and debate and shedding new light on our troubled colonial past. Contributing essays from Basil Keane, Arini Loader, Danny Keenan, Jade Kake, Mike Ross, Paul Meredith, Monty Soutar, Puawai Cairns, and Ria Hall."--Publisher's website.