Tutu te puehu : new perspectives on the New Zealand Wars / edited by John Crawford & Ian McGibbon.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part one: Origins and conflicts, 1845-46 -- The cause of this war is the land: origins of war in 19th-century New Zealand / Danny Keenan -- The boulder and the bugler: Boulcott's Farm in public memory / Ewan Morris -- The navy in the Northern War: New Zealand, 1845-46 / Peter Dennerly -- 'In open rebellion': Maori warriors transported to Van Diemen's Land / Kristyn Harman -- Part two: War in Taranaki, 1860-61 -- Maori-settler relations in New Plymouth before the outbreak of war in 1860 / Rebecca Burke -- Religious factors in the Taranaki conflict / Frank Glen -- The fourth estate at war: New Zealand's press during the Taranaki War, 1860-61 / Kenton Storey – Part three: Operational aspects -- Assembling a case for invasion: the outbreak of the Waikato War / Vincent O'Malley -- Hobbling to the front: the Royal Navy in the Waikato and Tauranga campaigns, 1863-64 / Denis Fairfax -- 'A well-regulated militia' : compulsory military service, 1845-72 / Peter Cooke -- Coastal steamers in the New Zealand Wars / Andy Dodd -- Military intelligence in the New Zealand Wars, 1845-64 / Cliff Simons -- Part four: Titokowaru, Te Kooti, and the aftermath -- He iwi piri pono: loyalty to the Crown, an iwi perspective / Monty Soutar -- 'This unlucky colony': the New Zealand government and the military crisis of 1868 / John Crawford -- Syncretic religion and war leadership: Titokowaru, peace and violence in southern Taranaki / Carl Bradley -- The Arawa Flying Columns: an early use of special forces in New Zealand / Ron Crosby -- Part five: Australian and imperial context -- Country by country: Australian frontier wars, 1795-1928 / John Connor -- Memorialising the New Zealand wars of 1845-47: the 99th Regiment memorial in Tasmania / Lyndall Ryan & Jeff Jopkins-Weise -- The role of the Australian colonies in New Zealand's wars of the 1840s and 1860s / Jeff Hopkins-Weise -- The Australian colonial press on the wars in Taranaki and the Waikato / John Moremon -- The Victorian army, Maori and the conduct of small wars / Ian F.W. Beckett -- 'Fighting-stick of Thunder', firearms and the Zulu kingdom: the cultural ambiguities of transferring weapons technology / John Laband.

The New Zealand Wars of the 19th century are among the most profound influences on the development of modern New Zealand, says Sir Jerry Mateparae in his foreword to this book.Chapters discuss the Northern, Waikato, Taranaki, Urewera and other conflicts. Topics include the transportation of Maori prisoners to Van Diemens Land; the role of the militia, the navy and coastal steamers; military intelligence; the loyalty of many Maori to the Crown; the Arawa Flying Columns as an early special force; press reportage here and overseas; memorialisation of the wars; the Australian and imperial context - and more.-publisher's description.