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Wright, Matthew, 1962-

The New Zealand Wars / Matthew Wright. - [New edition]. - Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia Media, 2021. - 98 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm - The NZ series . - NZ series. .

Introduction -- Who fought the wars? -- Why the wars started -- War in the North, 1845-46 -- The Wellington war, 1846-48 -- How the Taranaki wars started -- The first Taranaki war, 1860-61 -- War in the Waikato, 1863-64 -- The Battle of Ōrākau -- The Battle of Gate Pā -- The rise of Pai Mārire, 1864-66 -- War on the East Coast, 1865-66 -- Tītokowaru's war, 1868-69 -- Te Kooti's escape, 1868 -- Massacres: Matawhero and Ngātapa -- Whakatāne, Mohaka and Te Urewera -- The Taupō campaign, 1869 -- The end of Te Kooti's war -- Peace with the King Country -- Historians and the New Zealand Wars -- Selected further reading -- Index.

Fought over both land and sovereignty, the New Zealand Wars involved British, settlers and allied Maori fighting other Maori from 1845 to 1875, and by the late 1860s had really become a civil war. The New Zealand Wars makes clear what happened, locates the battles firmly on our landscape, and explains the causes and consequences with plentiful illustrations.


Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN: 9780947506933 0947506934

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ringa kaha.
Ahi kā.
Ngā Pakanga Whenua o Mua.
Whenua tautohetohe.
Kōrero nehe.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Zealand--History--New Zealand Wars, 1843-1847.
New Zealand--History--New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872.
New Zealand--History--1840-1876.

LC Class. No.: DU421 / .W956 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 993.022