Ko te kawe hē i ngā tāngata o ngā moutere o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa hei kaimahi mauhere i ngā urupuia kātene me ngā urupuia huka o Ahitereiria, i ngā tau waenga o te rautau 19, tae atu ki ngā tau tōmua o te rautau 20. Ko ētahi i māmingatia, ko ētahi i kāhakina ki runga kaipuke, kawea atu ai.
The wrongful taking of people from Pacific islands into forced labour in the cotton and sugar plantations of Australia from the mid-nineteenth century to the early years of the 20th century. Some were deceived, some were kidnapped onto ships and taken away.
kāhaki - to kidnap, take by force, abduct
pononga - slave
Nā te kāwanatanga o Kuīnirangi i whakature te kāhaki pononga i te ngahurutau 1860, nō te tau 1904 i whakakorea ai.
I raro i te ture kāhaki pononga o Ahitereiria, e pātata ana ki te 60,000 tāngata i kawea hētia ki Kuīnirangi hei kaimahi mauhere, hei kaimahi whakaea nama rānei.