TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wells,Peter
TI  - Journey to a hanging
SN  - 9781775533900
U1  - 993.022 23
KW  - Volkner, Carl Sylvius,
KW  - Kereopa.
KW  - Race relations
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - History
KW  - 1840-1876
KW  - Murder
KW  - Opotiki District
KW  - Hara
KW  - reo
KW  - Noho-ā-iwi
KW  - Kōrero nehe
N1  - Cover subtitle: The events that set New Zealand race relations back by a century; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "In 1865, Rev Carl Sylvius Volkner was hanged, his head cut off, his eyes eaten and his blood drunk from his church chalice. One name - Kereopa Te Rau (Kaiwhatu: The Eye-eater) - became synonymous with the murder. In 1871 he was captured, tried and sentenced to death. But then something remarkable happened. Sister Aubert and William Colenso -  two of the greatest minds in colonial New Zealand - came to his defence. Regardless, Kereopa Te Rau was hanged in Napier Prison. But even a century and a half later, the events have not been laid to rest. Questions continue to emerge: Was it just? Was it right? Was Kereopa Te Rau even behind the murder? And who was Volkner - was he a spy or an innocent?"--Back cover
ER  -