How to talk to our children about history
Matariki Williams reviews three books: The Anzac Violin: Alexander Aitken’s Story, by Jennifer Beck and Robyn Belton; The New Zealand Wars, by Philippa Werry and The Treaty of Waitangi in Tauranga, by Debbie McCauley. Matariki Williams' daughter, engrossed in The Anzac Violin. How do we teach our children our history? The messiness, the complexity, the beauty and the gore – it is what shapes us. History is quite literally at our fingertips, available via a quick search, but i