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Biography: Grey, George

Links and sources

Websites

The governor (1977)

Watch the landmark television series about George Grey on NZonScreen, an ambitious and controversial re-evaluation of Grey's legacy.

Bibliography

Belich, J. The New Zealand wars. Auckland, 1986

Bohan, E. To be a hero: Sir George Grey, 1812–1898. Auckland, 1998

Dalton, B. J. 'Sir George Grey and the Keppel affair'. Historical Studies 16, No 63 (Oct. 1974): 192–215

Kerr, D.J. Amassing treasures for all times: Sir George Grey, colonial bookman and collector. New Castle and Dunedin, 2006

O'Malley, V. The great war for New Zealand: Waikato 1800–2000. Wellington, 2016

Rutherford, J. Sir George Grey. London, 1961

Sinclair, K. The origins of the Maori wars. Wellington, 1957

How to cite this page

Keith Sinclair. 'Grey, George', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/126908/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).