Ratana

In 1918, a life-changing vision inspired an ordinary man to embrace an extraordinary mission. Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana became a driving force behind a profound cultural transformation for the decimated Māori people of New Zealand, reshaping the nation's course.

T.W. Rātana stands as a tōtara in modern history—the visionary founder of the Rātana Church and movement, New Zealand’s largest homegrown religion.

Rātana the Prophet chronicles his journey from a diligent farmer and a man drawn to drinking and gambling to a prophetic leader who embraced a divine calling. He carried forward the legacy of earlier Māori prophets and fervently advocated for the Treaty of Waitangi as the nation’s foundational document.

This new edition builds on Keith Newman’s decades of research, incorporating updates from the 2010s and early 2020s, along with previously untranslated and undisclosed material.