Decisions about style:

The style of presentation will be very similar to what we attempted to do in Volume I, which was to create a text in straightforward, simple language which will be accessible to the majority of the population, including school students. To increase accessibility we will again break the text into readable chunks, and use whakapapa, maps, drawings, paintings, and photos to illustrate the stories. Extensive use of quotes from eyewitnesses, newspapers, letter writers and commentators will be employed. The quotes are graphic, usually beautifully written and portray the flavour of the times which is difficult to capture in any other way. They communicate the writer's perspective far more effectively than anything we could write, they strengthen the validity of what we are saying and readers unfamiliar with the sources may be tempted to do some research themselves.

Brian Flintoff has again very graciously agreed to design chapter headings and "footprints" to divide the sections in each chapter. The quality of production, with glossy paper and full colour throughout, will prevail again, thanks to the support of Wakatu Incorporation, iwi trusts, and a number of business firms.