A History Of Rotorua: A Brief Survey Of The Settlement Of Rotorua And Environs By Our Pioneers, Maori And Pakeha

Local Description

VG in fair, worn and scruffed dj. Light foxing scattered on pages. inscriptions to the endpapers and the last blank page.

Description

Secondhand.

This book, some pages of which hold as much thrill and tragedy as those of a "wild west" novel, is a "human interest" history of Rotorua and environs, over the period from circa 1350 A.D. to the early 20th century, and deals with the Maori, the trader, missionaries, explorers, the Armed Constabulary, and places and buildings of historic interest.

Author description

Enid Marguerite Hamilton Tapsell (1903–1975) was born in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand in 1903.Tapsell married into the Te Arawa iwi when she married in 1924 Kouma Te Omeka Whakamutunga Ngaherehere Tapsell (Tapihana). After her marriage, she moved to Maketu and lived there for 30 years, learned Māori language and contributed where she could in the community including with her nursing experience. She was active in advocating for equal rights for Māori.[2] Later she moved to Rotorua and set up the first museum there inside the old Regent Theatre building. She was also instrumental in the move of the museum to the old government bathhouse. In 1962 she moved into politics and was elected to the Rotorua City Council, one of the first two women to be in this position.