An extraordinary new book reveals sympathy for Maori from an unusual supporter – an Italian priest. The book,History of New Zealand and its Inhabitants, has waited over a century to be translated into
Written between 1909 and 1911 this autobiography describes Vaggioli's philosophical temperament, his search for justice, his objections to war, and his activities as a missionary in New Zealand. It c
Dom Felice Vaggioli was Italian Benedictine monk who was sent by his Order in 1879 to New Zealand as a young missionary priest. He became absorbed in and fascinated by the country and its people, th
