Whenua

Maharangi, grandson of a dispossessed chief, is determined to have land. His quest takes him south to Taranaki, the ancestral lands of his mother. There he joins in the bitter struggle to survive as his peoples lands are confiscated. Ryan Kavanagh, son of a dispossessed tenant farmer in Ireland, migrates to New Zealand determined to have land with no qualms about killing to get what he wants.

The author has created a page turner, with unforgettable characters. His themes of unrequited love and the moral compromises of those fighting to survive will resonate with all those who have suffered the loss of land.