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

"No one, no one, will discharge his weapon without an order to do so, is that understood?"


"We'll be bloody lucky if these things even fire!" came a voice. His feelings emphasized the poor condition of the weapons they carried by everyone.


"Settle down, men, we've an unpleasant job to do and we'll do it to the best of our ability!" responded Thompson. 


With his hands on his hips, he regarded the diverse group of men who stood nervously before him. Some nodded in response, others looked blankly back at him or uncomfortably at the ground at their feet.


"All we are accomplishing here today is exercising a warrant of arrest!" Thompson waved the document for all to see. "By the powers granted to me, and to you as newly sworn Special Constables, we will remove from this land and detain two men, Te Rauparaha and Te Rangihaeata!" He paused to add dramatic effect to the seriousness of their task. "Any questions before we begin?"


Chapter 101