For many Pākehā (European settlers in New Zealand), James Cook was a foundational figure for Aotearoa — an explorer, scientist, hero. For Māori, he was and is “one of the most potent symbols of empire and its bitter and enduring legacies.” e-tangata.co.nz/history/cont...
Contested empire | E-Tangata“Within Māori framings of the past, Cook has become one of the most potent symbols of empire and its bitter and enduring legacies.” — Historian Tony Ballantyne, author of ‘Captain Cook and the Unsettl...e-tangata.co.nz