The Chief and the Empire
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The Chief and the Empire

The incredible story of Te Pahi, the Maori trailblazer betrayed by the Crown

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Chief and the Empire

The incredible story of Te Pahi, the Maori trailblazer betrayed by the Crown

About this book

A forgotten hero. A fatal misunderstanding. A story that shaped two nations.

The Chief and the Empire uncovers the extraordinary true tale of Te Tai Tokerau rangatira Te Pahi — the first influential Maori leader to cross the Tasman — whose curiosity about the Pakeha world forged alliances, saved lives, and ultimately cost him his own.

On a visit to Sydney in 1805 Te Pahi was feted as a celebrity. He built close ties with the Governor of NSW, Philip Gidley King, even staying as a guest in the Governor's house for several months. He also met the missionary, Samuel Marsden, both men recognising Te Pahi's remarkable character and mana.

Te Pahi examined the budding NSW colony and its brutal justice system with intelligence and compassion — and shocked King, by condemning the death sentences for a group of men accused of stealing food, ultimately sparing some of their lives.

But history did not reward his courage. On returning home, Te Pahi was wrongly blamed for a deadly attack on a British ship, the Boyd, and killed, his name darkened for generations.

Part history, part true-crime investigation, this is a riveting account of Te Pahi's remarkable journey and early Maori– Pakeha encounters, the injustice that destroyed a leader, and the unexpected legacy carried by the descendants of the men he fought to protect.

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Information

Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Year
2026
eBook ISBN
9781923627154
Topic
Historia
Subtopic
BiografĂ­as histĂłricas

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. TITLE PAGE
  3. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  4. CONTENTS
  5. 1 KIDNAPPING AND KINSHIP
  6. 2 MEET TE PAHI
  7. 3 THE KĹŞMARA VINE
  8. 4 CURIOSITY AND EXCHANGE
  9. 5 THE DECISION
  10. 6 OLD SYDNEY TOWN
  11. 7 KING AND TE PAHI
  12. 8 CELEBRITY AND LEARNING
  13. 9 THIS IS JUSTICE?
  14. 10 UNRAVELLING
  15. 11 REVELATION
  16. 12 RETURN TO AOTEAROA
  17. 13 CONSEQUENCES
  18. 14 STORM CLOUDS
  19. 15 RETURN TO SYDNEY
  20. 16 THE BOYD
  21. 17 RED COATS
  22. 18 FALLOUT
  23. 19 FATE
  24. 20 FRACTURED HISTORIES
  25. 21 HOKI MAI
  26. 22 CONNECTION
  27. 23 LEGACY
  28. 24 HAERE ATU RĀ — A MIHI TO TE PAHI
  29. AFTERWORD
  30. PICTURE SECTION
  31. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  32. NOTES
  33. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  34. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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