Would a Good Man Die? Niue Island, New Zealand and the Life of the Late Mr Larsen. Dick Scott. 1993 1st edition. Hodder and Stoughton, Auckland/Southern Cross Books, Auckland

This is the true story of New Zealand’s one and only political assassination, that of Niue Resident Commissioner Cecil Hector Lawson in 1953, which sent shock waves through out the country Here the events leading up to the fateful day are recorded, along with the character and deeds of the man. All was not well on the island

Dick Scott conveys his belief that the three young Niuens involved genuinely felt they were living under a dictatorship and ridding the island of a brutal tyrant Petitions to save them from being hanged were successful but they were jailed in NZ for many years, even after they had served their time

Many previously unpublished photos of people and places on Niue A lot of history of politics on the island

176pp; b/w photos and illustrations; map; glossary; index; s/covers; very good condition; spine sunned

An important modern Pacific history

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