The New Zealand Wars

Series Synopsis

The New Zealand Wars was a five-part series detailing the history of Māori vs Pākehā armed conflict. It was presented by historian James Belich, who with his arm-waving zeal proved a convincing homegrown Simon Schama: "we don't need to look overseas for our Robin Hood, our Genghis Khan, Joan of Arc, or Gandhi". The popular series reframed NZ history, and its stories of Hone Heke, Governor Grey, Titokowharu, Te Whiti, Von Tempsky and Te Kooti, easily affirmed Belich's conviction. The series won Best Documentary at the 1998 Qantas Media Awards.

Title list
Track Name	Duration	Year
The New Zealand Wars - The War That Britain Lost (Episode One)		1998
Episode One - The War that Britain Lost	06:15
Episode One - The War that Britain Lost (credits)	01:15
The New Zealand Wars - The East Coast Wars (Episode Five)		1998
Episode Five - The East Coast Wars	06:07
The New Zealand Wars (credits)	01:39
The New Zealand Wars - Kings and Empires (Episode Two)		1998
Episode Two - Kings and Empires	06:44
Episode Two - Kings and Empires (credits)	01:17
The New Zealand Wars - Taranaki Prophets (Episode Four)		1998
Episode Four - Taranaki Prophets	06:19
Episode Four - Taranaki Prophets (credits)	01:06
The New Zealand Wars - The Invasion of the Waikato (Episode Three)		1998
Episode Three - The Invasion of Waikato	06:40
Episode Three - The Invasion of Waikato (credits)	01:08