Why a pardon for 20th-century Māori leader Rua Kēnana doesn't go far enough
- Written by Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
In April 1916, armed police invaded Maungapōhatu to arrest the Tūhoe leader Rua Kēnana (handcuffed, fourth from the left) in an unlawful raid that killed Kēnana's son and another family member. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAMāori religious leader Rua Kēnana.Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
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