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This episode in the Pioneer Women series dramatised the story of Hera Ngoungou. In 1874 in Taranaki, Māori kidnapped an eight-year-old Pākehā girl — Caroline “Queenie” Perrett — possibly in retribution for her father breaking a tapu. Her family didn’t see her again until she was 60, when she was a grandmother and had spent more than 50 years living with, and identifying as, Māori. A moving (Feltex award-winning) performance from Ginette McDonald (aka Lyn of Tawa) mixes stoicism with an acknowledgement of good times and a sense of loss for what might have been.
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Kia ora Donna Rutherford, Hera (Caroline) was my great great grandmother.
Caroline Perrett (Hera Ngoungou) was my first cousin 4 times removed. Amazing story!
It was very sad for family who has lost their daughter “Queenie” Perrett
until then it was soo much long ago in history life of 50 yrs...
untold story of Hera Ngoungou.
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Marilyn Wainwright
Posted at 11.49AM - 17.05.2012
It certainly is a fantastic story, Caroline is my husband's Great Aunt on his mother's side.. His Great Grandmother was Minnie, Caroline's younger sister..