Oceania and the Circumpolar Arctic · War

New Zealand Wars and land confiscation

1845-1872 CE, with enduring consequences · North Island, Aotearoa New Zealand

In separate wars between 1845 and 1872, British and colonial forces fought Māori movements and communities over authority and land; Māori made differing alliances, and Crown confiscation followed major campaigns.

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How the setting appeared

Gunfighter pā, farms, roads, redoubts, forests and river corridors became campaign landscapes as settlement expanded inland.

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How people lived

Civilians endured invasion, displacement, deaths and food loss; communities rebuilt under the continuing effects of raupatu.

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How people worked

Pā engineering, trenching, food supply, river transport, telegraphy, road building and firearms shaped military operations.

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Belief, ritual and worship

Christian, Pai Mārire and Ringatū beliefs interacted with Māori political and prophetic movements; these traditions are not interchangeable.

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World-atlas stage: Industrial and colonial age
Region: Oceania · North Island, Aotearoa New Zealand
Languages and scripts: Te reo Māori; English
Important people: Hōne Heke; Te Ruki Kawiti; Wiremu Tāmihana; Tāwhiao; Tītokowaru; Te Kooti; Government and imperial commanders
Events and changes: Northern War of 1845-46; Taranaki and Waikato campaigns; Raupatu land confiscations under colonial legislation; Tītokowaru and Te Kooti campaigns
Evidence confidence: High for campaign chronology and confiscation; labels, motives and casualty totals require iwi-specific and archival context.

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Historical geography

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Evidence register

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CIT-NZHISTORY-NZ-WARS

New Zealand's 19th-century wars

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/new-zealands-19th-century-wars/introduction

NZHistory, Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage

CIT-OA-TE-ARA-LAND-ALIENATION

Maori land alienation

https://teara.govt.nz/en/te-tango-whenua-maori-land-alienation/print

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, Manatū Taonga

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