New Zealand in Samoa
WEBBlack Saturday map. Responding to the policies of a tactless and authoritarian colonial administration, many of Samoa's inhabitants joined the League of Samoa, an opposition movement known as the Mau.
Colonial administration - New Zealand History
WEBLeague of Nations Mandate for Samoa. The Samoa Act established the British colonial model as the basis for civil administration. New Zealand's Governor-General appointed an Administrator to hold executive power. The position, based in Apia, reported to the Minister of External Affairs in Wellington.
Background - New Zealand History
WEBThe Samoan archipelago, located in the south-west of the Pacific Ocean, comprises six main islands, two atolls, and numerous smaller islets. Its closest neighbours, the northern islands of the Tonga group, are 210 km to the south-west. In the late 19th century the Samoan islands became highly desirable to Britain, Germany and the United States ...
The rise of the Mau movement - New Zealand History
WEBSamoa has a history of opposition to European rule. Formal resistance had occurred on two occasions during the German colonial era, and several petitions had already challenged New Zealand's administration. But the opposition that emerged in the late 1920s was organised and widespread.
Towards independence - New Zealand History
WEBA worldwide trend towards decolonisation after the Second World War and increased pressure from the newly formed United Nations led New Zealand to prepare for Samoan independence. Western Samoa achieved independence on 1 January 1962.
Capture of German Samoa - New Zealand History
WEBNew Zealand’s first Pacific acquisitions were ‘a remote and worthless group’, according to the Colonial Office. German Samoa The Samoan archipelago comprises six main islands, two atolls, and numerous smaller islets located in …
Capture of German Samoa - New Zealand History
WEBApr 13, 2015 · When war broke out in Europe in August 1914, Britain asked New Zealand to seize German Samoa as a ‘great and urgent Imperial service’. Although the tiny German garrison offered no opposition, at the time it was regarded as a potentially risky action.
Seizing German Samoa - New Zealand History
WEBWith hindsight, New Zealand’s capture of German Samoa on 29 August 1914 was an easy affair. But at the time it was regarded as a potentially risky action with uncertain outcomes. As it happened, New Zealand had a great deal of luck on its side.
Black Saturday - New Zealand History
WEBBlack Saturday map. The worst incident in New Zealand’s relationship with Samoa occurred on Saturday 28 December 1929. It was precipitated by a fracas that erupted during a Mau parade along Apia’s waterfront to welcome home …
Stepping up the Mau campaign - New Zealand History
WEBIn September 1927, New Zealand appointed a Royal Commission to hear grievances against its Samoa administration. Despite hearing evidence from more than 150 witnesses, the Commission reported three months later in support of Administrator George Richardson's actions and policies.