>On a totally separate note, Sandy says that, in one of the
>British-Maori conflicts, the Brits wanted to surrender because they
>were running out of ammo and food, so the Maori offer them more ammo
>if they would keep fighting. Since I know nothing about New
>Zealandish history, and we might have people from that region of the
>globe on this list: Is this true? Is it taught in school?
I don't know the particular anecdote. Perhaps one of them bastard
North Islanders
might know.
--Peter Metcalfe
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