As I think about many of the atrocities that are happening in the world today, it really makes us feel very humble about the atrocities that happened in our own country all of those years ago and those that did happen to Ngāti Maru. It was very sad to know that Ngāti Maru were not involved in the land dealings which led to the war in Taranaki in 1860 and were not directly involved in the subsequent fighting. Involvement was limited to providing refuge to Wīremu Kīngi Te Rangitake in accordance with the requirements of whanaungatanga, but then it all changed and the Crown came along and confiscated huge tracts of Taranaki to punish the so-called rebels. 