Contents

Contents : a land apart -- the maori -- early explorers -- early settlers -- the British and the Treaty -- early governors and the Maori -- a new life -- wool, timber and gold -- conflicts begin, 1860-72 -- the late nineteenth century -- many settlements become one -- a farming country -- the maori rebuild -- the growth of a nation -- between the wars -- depression and the welfare state -- further wars -- changing fortunes -- the changing world of children -- New Zealand today -- index.