Story: Ahuwhenua – Māori land and agriculture

Māori land ownership in 1860

Māori land ownership in 1860

In 1860 most land in the North Island was still owned by Māori, who had a dominant role in agriculture. After 1860 this changed as large land confiscations, together with the passing of laws enforcing individual title to land, led to the wholesale loss of Māori land.

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Source: Claudia Orange, Illustrated history of the Treaty of Waitangi. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 2001, p. 318.

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Tanira Kingi, 'Ahuwhenua – Māori land and agriculture - Changes to Māori agriculture', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/map/20036/maori-land-ownership-in-1860 (accessed 30 March 2024)

Story by Tanira Kingi, published 24 Nov 2008