QUIZ: Parihaka – The Canterbury Connection

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Quiz: Parihaka - The Canterbury Connection

Explore facts relating to the invasion of Parihaka which is commemorated on 5 November every year, and the connections between this event and Canterbury people and places.

Prisoners from Parihaka were brought south and confined in a quarantine station in Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō. Where was it located?
A deed of reconciliation between the Crown and the Parihaka community was signed in which year?
A composer from Ōtautahi Christchurch created an orchestral piece entitled “Remember Parihaka”. Who is the composer?
A well-known Cantabrian more usually remembered for his work on the Summit Road was a member of the Armed Constabulary at Parihaka. Who was it?
1. The Māori people of Parihaka in Taranaki practiced a policy of non-violent resistance to protest the forceful occupation of confiscated land. In what year on 5 November did government troops enter the village of Parihaka?
8. A portrait of Te Whiti-o-Rongomai (Te Whiti) was created in 1962 by a Christchurch born artist. It was used for the cover illustration of book Parihaka: the art of passive resistance, but who was the artist?
6. Which politician from Canterbury was Premier of Aotearoa New Zealand at the time of Parihaka?
A memorial to those from Parihaka who died in Canterbury was unveiled in 2000. Where is it?
What colour feather was worn by those who followed the line of passive resistance?
Two Māori prophets from Parihaka were brought south to Ōtautahi Christchurch in 1882 and taken around different South Island locations. One was Tohu Kākahi. Who was the other prophet?
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