Matthew Elliot’s Reviews > The Māori: The History and Legacy of New Zealand’s Indigenous People > Status Update

If the Musket Wars weakened traditional Māori society, the New Zealand Wars broke it entirely.—this.

A census conducted in 1836 revealed that fully a third of all permanently settled European males in New Zealand were engaged in timber processing and export. — 🤣 my flatmate works in the timber process and export.

Twenty-eight percent in and we've heard more about the white folks than the Māori peoples. Not a good start, but neither diplomacy or colonization efforts were started off good, or would be something to be proud of later.

It's actually sad how tiny this book actually is...