Policing Two Peoples: A History Of Police In The Bay Of Plenty 1867–1992
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the rugged and culturally rich landscape of New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, law and order was never a simple matter of enforcing a single code upon a single people. Policing Two Peoples: A History of Police in the Bay of Plenty 1867–1992 chronicles over a century of policing in a region where Māori and Pākehā communities lived, clashed, and gradually reconciled under the watchful eye of a colonial and then national constabulary. Jinty Rorke traces the evolution of law enforcement from the fractious post-Land Wars era of 1867 through to the modern policing landscape of 1992, illuminating the tensions, negotiations, and transformations that shaped both the force and the communities it served. Rorke presents a nuanced social history that refuses to reduce its subject to mere institutional chronicle, instead weaving together the stories of officers, communities, and cultural encounters that defined policing in this unique corner of New Zealand. The work stands as a significant contribution to regional New Zealand historiography, arguing that the history of the Bay of Plenty police force is inseparable from the broader story of bicultural nation-building. Written with authority and empathy, it leaves the reader questioning whether the complex relationship between law enforcement and indigenous sovereignty was ever truly resolved — or whether it remains, even now, a negotiation still in progress.
Author: Jinty Rorke
Format: Hardback
Published: 1993, Published by author
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the rugged and culturally rich landscape of New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, law and order was never a simple matter of enforcing a single code upon a single people. Policing Two Peoples: A History of Police in the Bay of Plenty 1867–1992 chronicles over a century of policing in a region where Māori and Pākehā communities lived, clashed, and gradually reconciled under the watchful eye of a colonial and then national constabulary. Jinty Rorke traces the evolution of law enforcement from the fractious post-Land Wars era of 1867 through to the modern policing landscape of 1992, illuminating the tensions, negotiations, and transformations that shaped both the force and the communities it served. Rorke presents a nuanced social history that refuses to reduce its subject to mere institutional chronicle, instead weaving together the stories of officers, communities, and cultural encounters that defined policing in this unique corner of New Zealand. The work stands as a significant contribution to regional New Zealand historiography, arguing that the history of the Bay of Plenty police force is inseparable from the broader story of bicultural nation-building. Written with authority and empathy, it leaves the reader questioning whether the complex relationship between law enforcement and indigenous sovereignty was ever truly resolved — or whether it remains, even now, a negotiation still in progress.