The dilemma referred to in the title of this newest show is the dilemma of charismatic Taranaki leader Titokowaru in the late 1860s - should he fight or not?
Maguire chose him as the primary character because she admired him.
"He was a very, very bright man, and he was capable of changing his thinking, which not many people can do."
Even before Parihaka, Titokowaru led a passive resistance campaign against European colonists taking Maori land. Neither that nor fighting was enough to stop the land grab.
"He won the battles but lost the war. The process of colonisation was too big."
Maguire's prints show him discussing his ethical dilemma with Socrates, the Greek philosopher, who said people should keep thinking all through their lives.
Her research took in the Hauhau religion, because Titokowaru was a follower, and the political scene in 19th century New Zealand.
Maguire said the reverence colonists had for classical Greek civilisation was evident in the way the city of Wanganui was built.
The 27 prints in her show are in three sets.
Eleven are larger colour lithographs, where Maguire drew on a stone with crayons and washes.
Then there are two sets of smaller black and white etchings, where the images were scratched onto zinc plate. Both techniques are slow and painstaking and were common in the 19th century.
It took Maguire three years to make the show. During some of that time she was artist-in-residence at Wanganui's Tylee Cottage, and took the opportunity to go to many of the sites of Titokowaru's tumultuous life.
She also spent time up the Whanganui River and became interested in the story of the Whanganui kupapa who fought against him and were led by Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui.
