tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post3446792544862719015..comments2024-03-28T11:28:58.010-07:00Comments on JJ's Wargames: The New Zealand Wars 1820-72 & The Australian Frontier Wars 1788-1838carojonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-2371780446352721152020-04-07T03:36:34.449-07:002020-04-07T03:36:34.449-07:00Hi Matt,
Thanks for your comment.
The New Zealand ...Hi Matt,<br />Thanks for your comment.<br />The New Zealand History site records that, following various protests and petitions, Her Majesty agreed to a treaty with the Tainui People in 1995 wanting land restoration and a formal apology, which seems to have created a new situation; where formerly the monarch did not apologies for the actions of those who acted in the past in the name of the Crown it was agreed in treaty form and signed by the Queen personally rather than by the Governor-General as would have been the normal routine.<br /><br />https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/queen-elizabeth-jubilee/maori-and-the-queen<br /><br />So hopefully some restoration has been achieved recognising the wrongs of the past, although I see that a New Zealand MP was protesting in 2011, so perhaps not in all communities.<br /><br />As regards the wargaming aspect, I think the New Zealand Wars are a really interesting period to use with Sharp Practice and the conflict throws up some really interesting scenarios, so I'm not saying 'never' to creating a collection of figures, just 'not now'.<br /><br />Cheers<br />JJcarojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-35640086937508230242020-04-06T13:57:38.753-07:002020-04-06T13:57:38.753-07:00Interesting reading indeed Johnathon,
The Maori ...Interesting reading indeed Johnathon, <br /><br />The Maori wars is a very interesting conflict, and possibly the best to Wargame, the size of the groups of warriors they put in the field against the English was very large in comparison to the Australian Aboriginal who predominantly lived in smaller family groups. I am not sure if this is correct but a actual treaty all of the Maori tribes was not ratified by QE until the eighties, up until then it had only been a ceasefire. <br /><br />Cheers<br />MattBluewillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826519858479170953noreply@blogger.com