Ebook: King Potatau: an Account of the Life of Potatau te Wherowhero the First Maori King

This book details the background to the Kingitanga and also tells the story of the first king, Potatau Te Wherowhero. It details all the momentous events of Te Wherowhero's life from around 1775 to his death in 1860, including his status as Lord of the Waikato and the famous battles and conflicts with other tribes, his raising up as the First Maori King, and Mana Motuhake, the Maori Kingship, set apart as the symbol of the spiritual and cultural life of the Maori.;Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Editor's Note; BOOK ONE: Te Wherowhero (The Lord of Waikato); Chapter 1 Te Rauangaanga; Chapter 2 The Pathway of Tōrongo; Chapter 3 The Priestly Scholar; Chapter 4 Te Rauparaha; Chapter 5 The Battle of Kāwhia; Chapter 6 Te Arawī and the Flight from Kāwhia; Chapter 7 An Epic Duel; Chapter 8 A Severe Defeat (Mātakitaki); Chapter 9 Ōrongokoekoeā; Chapter 10 A Romantic Interlude; Chapter 11 Settling of Accounts; Chapter 12 The Stars Look Down; BOOK TWO: Pōtatau (The First Māori King); Introduction to Book Two; Chapter 1 The Genesis of an Idea.