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DARK PERIOD OF MAORI HISTORY

Pitt Island in the Chathams is the first area on earth to greet a new day. The isolated Chatham Islands has another unique claim by being the last home to the Moriori people. It is also the site of one of the worst acts of cruelty ever committed in the Southern Hemisphere.

In 1835, two waves of New Zealand Maoris landed on the Chathams and spread terror and death among the peace-loving Morioris. In 1862, only 5% of the population was left alive making the Moriori genocide one of the deadliest in history. read more