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The New Zealand Wars
1860s
First shots are fired
in March 1860, a junior chief called Te Teira sold land which belonged to the paramount chief, Wiremu Kingi
Kingi refused to leave the land, so the British offered him an ultimatum, leave or they would send in British troops
Kingi refused, and the first shots were fired at Te Kohia pa
Governer Browne felt he had no choice but to send soldiers in, he was being pressured by the settlers
Locals and crown officials knew Te Teira had no right to sell the land, but accepted the deal as payback on Wiremu Kingi
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Kohimarama Conference, July 1860
Governer Browne invited chiefs who signed the treaty to come to Kohimarama and clear up misunderstandings
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Waikato and Taranaki tribes absent, want nothing to do with Governer Browne
From Browne To Grey
People in Britain heard about the war and stopped emigrating, the british government sacked Browne and sent Grey
Grey tried to negotiate with Maori, promising them local autonomy
Waikato Maori remained adamant they would not sell land, war broke out again in Taranaki
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Raupatu
1863, government passed the land confiscation law
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Guerrilla Warriors
Although British outnumbered the Maori, they were not prepared to fight in the undergrowth and bush of NZ
Maori experts in Guerrilla warfare, using tunnels and trenches to escape
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Maori led British deeper into Bush, heavy cannons and weapons of British were difficult to use, susceptible to ambush
Maori, however, could not spend as long at war, as they needed to feed their families, and grown food
Also ran out of ammunition quickly, had to start using alternatives
A twist of Fate
TitoKowaru was a powerful warlord of the Taranaki region, gained back lots of land for Maori
Many warriors joined him, and he soon had an army 1000 strong
Then Titokowaru had an affair with the wife of one of his soldiers, and all his troops left him
Pakeha Settlers in 1860s
While wars raged, pakeha tried to establish farms
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Meanwhile, they had to live in dirt huts and sleep on the floor, with no running water
Native Land Court
Established in 1865, as the British did not want to deal with communal ownership of land, and it limited the number of land owners to 10
Maori invited to come and claim their land, but the journey was difficult and lengthy, and some people could not leave their tribes for that long
Many tribes ended up competing for land which they once shared, many Maori dispossessed