1845 CE–1872 CE
The New Zealand Wars contest land and sovereignty
British Empire · Colonization & sovereignty · War & conquest · Indigenous peoples & dispossession
Crown and colonial forces fought different iwi and Māori movements in distinct campaigns rather than one continuous war. Settler expansion, disputed purchases, and land confiscations were central; resistance included the Kīngitanga, innovative fortifications, and political and religious strategies
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