The views of the New Zealand clergy of 1860 on race relations

Abstract

Both as participants in the events of 1860 and as commentators on them, the missionaries and clergy who were active in New Zealand at that time demand our attention. This essay is concerned with their actions only insofar as they help us to understand their views. After a brief sketch of the background to 1860, it will deal first with their reactions to the Waitara dispute and the King Movement, and will finally attempt to draw a comprehensive picture of their views of race relations. (…) [Extract from Introduction]