Dear Bernard, thankyou for the answear to my question regarding the TV series you presented. I’ll look out for that on the History channel. Enjoy your visit to New Zealand, my home even though I have lived in the UK for 20 odd (some very odd!) years now. If you have the time in NZ take a look at the battlfield areas (in the bush!) and small graveyards that are just north of Lake Taupo in the central North Island. Quite fascinating places if you you can get to see them. Great fishing in the lakes and rivers around there as well. all in all the Maori wars are an interesting (if little known) period of British military history. A period where the British troops really got a run for their money, trenchware and all ..and that was in the mid 1800’s! Regards, Robert