Hone Heke tax rebel

The Taxpayers’ Union points out: Too often, Hōne Heke is reduced to a caricature: “the man who chopped down the flagpole.” What’s missing from most retellings is why he did it. Hōne Heke wasn’t just protesting symbolism. He was protesting taxation. In 1841, he was angered by the new Government’s introduction of tariffs on tea, sugar, flour, grain, […] The post Hone Heke tax rebel first appeared on Kiwiblog.