I looked further to read under this bold headline dated January 20, 1882: “Tawhiao, the Maori King, was given an enthusiastic welcome when he arrived in Auckland yesterday as the guest of the Mayor and citizens. ... the great demonstration of public goodwill was a pledge that the people desire bygones to be bygones, and that they wish well to the whole Maori people. It was the formal conclusion of all hostilities between the races, the healing of old wounds, the closing of a bloody chapter in the history of New Zealand.” ...
