Contents

Contents : introduction -- a land of birds -- the maori people -- the explorers -- traders and settlers -- under the British Flag -- the early governors and the Maori -- a new life in a new land -- earning a living -- wars between the Maori and British, 1860-72 -- family life in the late nineteenth century -- many settlements become one -- the rise of farmer bill -- the maori people rebuild -- the growth of a nation -- the years between the wars : the 1920s -- the 1930s : depression and the welfare state -- wars and the fear of war since 1939 -- modern times -- the changing world of children -- index.