Te Puea Herangi
/Overview
Te Puea Herangi born Whatiwhatihoe, North Island, New Zealand November 9, 1883 (d. 1952). Maori pacifist leader. Opposed Maori Wars. Led nonviolent resistance to WWI conscription at draft resistance center, Te Paina, Mangatawhiri.
Quotations
The basis of her pacifism, quoting her grandfather king’s words of 1881: “Listen, listen, the sky above, the earth below, and all the people assembled here. The killing of men must stop; the destruction of land must stop. I shall bury my patu in the earth and it shall not rise again. . . Waikato, lie down. Do not allow blood to flow from this time on.” (NZ History Online: Resistance to Conscription; photo Whakapapa)