Trevor Bentley
Of Samoan and Pakeha descent, Trevor Bentley researches, writes and teaches about 19th century New Zealand contact, maritime and military history. A multi-award winning author, he has a special interest in the interaction of Maori and Pakeha in pre-Treaty New Zealand. His primary focus is the Pakeha and Maori who crossed cultures voluntary or as captives. Dr Bentley has authored seven themed New Zealand histories and recently completed a second anthology titled 'Pakeha-Maori Narratives, A New Zealand Genre'.
His current research and writing project is a CLNZ funded history to be titled 'Te Kaewa - The Wanderers: Maori Sailors on Euro-American Whalers, 1790s-1890s'. A long term member of the New Zealand Military Historical Society, he lives in Tauranga with his wife Helen.
Genre:
- Adult Non-Fiction
Skills:
- Research
Branch:
Central Districts
Location:
Papamoa Beach
Publications:
Tribal Guns and Tribal Gunners: The Story of Maori Artillery In 19th Century New Zealand.
Captured By Maori: White Female Captives, Sex and Racism on the Nineteenth Century New Zealand Frontier.
Pakeha Maori: The Extraordinary Story of the Europeans Who Lived as Maori in Early New Zealand.
Cannibal Jack: The Life and Times of Jacky Marmon, a Pakeha-Maori.
Pakeha Slaves, Maori Masters: The Forgotten Story of New Zealand's White Slaves.
Transgressing Tikanga, Captured by Maori: First Hand Accounts 1816-1884.
Pakeha Ta Moko: A History of the Europeans Traditionally Tattooed by Maori.
Pākehā-Māori Narratives, A New Zealand Genre: First Hand Accounts by Europeans Who Lived as Māori in Early New Zealand.
