Parihaka - Later References

Later References

The story of Parihaka lay largely forgotten by non-Māori New Zealanders, until the publication of "The Parihaka Story" by Dick Scott in 1954. It was revised and enlarged as "Ask That Mountain" in 1975.

A sardonic "song-play" about Māori land issues including Parihaka, "Songs for the Judges" with words by Mervyn Thompson and music by William Dart was performed in Auckland in February 1980 and toured in 1981. Two of the songs, "Gather up the Earth" and "On that Day" are based on sayings of Te Whiti. It was issued as an LP (SLD-69) by Kiwi/Pacific Records in 1982.

A play about Parihaka by Harry Dansey called "Te Raukura" was first performed in Auckland and then, in a cut-down version for school-age performers, in the Hutt Valley and at Parihaka in 1981.

In 1989 musicians Tim Finn and Herbs released the song Parihaka about the incident.

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