Reading and Writing Module 2 (Hard) Question 26

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

  • The Māori are an indigenous Polynesian people who arrived in New Zealand between 1320 and 1350.
  • The New Zealand Wars (1845-1872) were disputes between the Māori people and the New Zealand colonial government over land purchases.
  • Buddy Mikaere is a Māori historian and author.
  • He wrote Te Maiharoa and the Promised Land in 1997 about land disputes between the largest Māori tribe and the government in the South Island, the Kai Tahu.
  • Danny Keenan is a Māori historian and author.
  • He wrote Wars Without End in 2009 about the continuous struggles of the Māori people to keep their land.
The student wants to emphasize the period and purpose of Mikaere’s and Keenan’s work. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

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