What is Parihaka and what happened there?
About 1600 troops invaded the western Taranaki settlement of Parihaka, which had come to symbolise peaceful resistance to the property of Maori land. Parihaka was a vacant area that was owned by the Maori settlement before they were taken over by the European settlers. The place was a symbol of peace because they resisted the colonisation.
That's pretty good! It could be more detailed and a bit longer, though. But otherwise, pretty decent!
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