After The Treaty: The Settler State, Race Relations & the Exercise of Power in Colonial New Zealand

The essays in After the Treaty explore themes ranging from contemporary interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi and subsequent interactions between settlerdom and Maori, through the troubled aftermath of the armed conflicts of the 1840s and 1860s (such as the Crown's imperative to place settlers on Maori land), to surveillance of citizens by the settler state and the origins of New Zealand diplomacy. Conceived as a tribute to Ian McLean Wards (1920-2003), who for some six decades - as researcher and writer, civil servant and cultural activist - contributed significantly and unstintingly to promoting greater public awareness of New Zealand's history in all its facets, the authors include both former colleagues and younger scholars exploring themes in which Wards had a particular interest. Whether reflecting upon relevant earlier research and writing (including Wards' own), or tackling their subjects primarily through the lens of more recent historical investigation or analysis, together these essays provide new insights into vital issues in nineteenth-century New Zealand colonial history.

Contents include : Brad Patterson - Ian McLean Wards; Ray Grover, Cathy Marr - Reminiscences; Jim McAloon - Revisiting The Shadow of the Land; Melanie Nolan - The politics of dictionaries of biography; Malcolm McKinnon - Lines on the Map; Mark Hickford - Interpreting the Treaty; Carwyn Jones - Kingitanga and Constitutionalism; John Crawford - The Volunteer Force; Grant Phillipson - The Northern War; Vincent OMalley - Northland after 1846; Brad Patterson - Theophilus Heale and the Inspectorate of Surveys; Richard S Hill- Surveilling the enemies; Cathy Marr - Amnestying rebels;W David McIntyre - The genesis of Commonwealth Consultation.