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Isaac Featherston - 'Petatone': A Colonial Life
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ISBN10: 1776922972
ISBN13: 9781776922970
Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press
Published: Jul 20 2026
Pages: 560
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781776922970
Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press
Published: Jul 20 2026
Pages: 560
Language: English
'Existing views of Featherston are fragmentary, negative and not very satisfactory. He was the little Doctor, a single-minded despot wielding tyrannical power and casting an oppressive shadow. As I began to understand more of his life, I realised that there was little appreciation of a man who had contributed so much.' -- John E.Martin Isaac Featherston was at the heart of some of the most significant developments in New Zealand from the 1840s colonisation by the New Zealand Company to the abolition of the provinces in 1876. A doctor, newspaper editor and politician, he advocated for the provinces against the domination of central government, while also being primarily responsible for the relocation of the capital from Auckland to Wellington in 1865. Known amongst Maori as ' Petatone' and with a reputation for directness and honesty, he was at the very centre of Pakeha- Maori relations, and in his 1857 official portrait is depicted alongside leading rangatira Te Puni and Wi Tako.
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