Kupapa - Nga Iwi Piri Pono - The Loyal Iwi

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With the benefit of the 2013 New Zealand History Research Trust Fund provided by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Ron Crosby is currently researching and writing this new title. 

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'Kupapa' is a term in the Maori language which has transformed in the last quarter of a century from meaning 'loyalty to the Crown' to a term recently defined as a 'traitor' by a prominent Maori dictionary.

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This book will canvas the development of the Crown relying upon Maori allies; the reasons for that occurring; the consistency of Maori loyalty in the first half of the twentieth century; the nature of the response over time by the Crown to that loyalty; and the reasons why the recent meaning has developed.

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Ron is a very grateful recipient of the major Award provided by the New Zealand History Research Trust Fund, as it will enable thorough research and a high quality production of this new title.