▁expand ing ▁to ▁include ▁English men , ▁colonial s ▁and ▁M ā oris , ▁couple d ▁with ▁a ▁growing ▁res ent ment ▁of ▁rac ism ▁and ▁in just ice . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁he ▁almost ▁throws ▁his ▁future ▁away ▁by ▁struggling ▁to ▁save ▁a ▁M ā ori ▁boy , ▁Ham ior a , ▁who , ▁like ▁Mel ville ' s ▁Billy ▁Bud d , ▁was ▁un just ly ▁charged ▁with ▁tre ason . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁h anging ▁of ▁Ham ior a , ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁Fair we ather ' s ▁des perate ▁attempts ▁first ▁to ▁prevent ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁mit ig ate ▁it , ▁the ▁book ▁ends . ▁ ▁The ▁problem ▁of ▁Te ▁K oot i ▁is ▁not ▁resolved , ▁except ▁in ▁the ▁brief ▁ep ilog ue , ▁further ▁reve aling ▁the ▁depth s ▁of ▁Fair we ather ' s ▁( and ▁Sh ad bol t ' s ) ▁amb ival ence ▁about ▁the ▁historical ▁figure ▁of ▁Te ▁K oot i , ▁Fair we ather ' s ▁h ated ▁and ▁adm ired ▁nem esis ▁and ▁one - time ▁friend . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁nomin ations ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁book ▁received ▁the ▁Good man ▁F iel der ▁W att ie ▁Book ▁Award , ▁a ▁now - def unct ▁national ▁New ▁Zealand ▁book ▁award , ▁and ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁Mont ana ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Book ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8