Author:
Paul W. Feenstra is a historical fiction novelist. Meticulously researched and detailed, his character driven novels create a dramatic window into our chronicled and complex past. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1959, to Dutch immigrants, Paul still commutes to Los Angeles, California, where he worked as a multiple ‘Emmy’ nominated entertainment industry professional.

Will justice prevail over greed and ruthless ambition?

July 1839, without the permission of the English Government, the New Zealand Company ship, Tory, quietly departed England, anxious to reach New Zealand with the utmost speed. Expedition leader, Colonel William Wakefield’s objective is clear –  acquire millions of acres of valuable land from the natives at the lowest possible price.

On board the Tory, Andrew and Eleanor Stewart, young Scottish emigrants indentured to the New Zealand Company, are excited at the prospect of beginning a new life in a perfect town called Britannia. It’s the Utopia the company promised. 

Boundary highlights adversity as settlers struggle to survive the hardships of a new colony. Where mounting claims of illegally obtained lands and deception force local Maori chiefs to resist. How much more can they endure before they finally take action and revolt? 

Caught between the loyalty to their employer, and helping Maori, Andrew and Eleanor encounter schemers and murderers as they challenge the powerful New Zealand Company and the men who govern. Meticulously researched, Boundary is a story of greed and injustice, and draws attention to an often-misunderstood dark passage in New Zealand’s early colonial history.

Boundary

Andrew was at his desk tidying up before he left work for the day when Wakefield's private secretary, Simpkins led Dickie Barrett through the office. Andrew looked up and waited for the habitual jibe that Dickie normally flung at him, instead Barrett walked by without saying a word. 


He entered the colonel's office as the booming voice of Wakefield ordered Simpkins to get the hell out. Obviously offended, Simpkins offered nothing as he scurried back to his desk in the outer office.


Andrew decided he would loiter a little while longer and learn a little about what was happening. 


"I trusted you, and paid you a fortune for your expertise, and what do I find out?" boomed the colonel. "I find out you are inept and incapable of speaking Māori! What a fool I've been." Wakefield shook his head.  "By your deceit you may have ruined all this Company has tried to achieve, not to mention the financial implications."


Chapter 85