The Prophet and the Policeman

THIS TITLE IS NOW OUT OF PRINT. In April 1916, John Cullen, the head of New Zealand’s police force, personally led a raid on the Tuhoe prophet Rua Kenana’s spiritual community at Maungapohatu, deep in the Urewera mountains. The raid left two of Rua’s followers dead and a number of others, including several police, wounded&hellip