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… especially in the largely untouched interior. From the Waikato tribe a claimant to national leadership emerged in … or not. The Taranaki settlers rejoiced that a pretext for war had at length been found. Gore Browne, a touchy and … war, though hostilities did not begin in the Waikato until 1863. Fighting in the Taranaki region in 1860–61 ended with …
… a high death rate, and general hopelessness. Further, the war altered the balance within the political system; the … loans seemed at first a more attractive expedient. In 1863 a complicated scheme was implemented whereby an immense … Some 3 million acres of Maori land were confiscated in the Waikato, Taranaki, and the Bay of Plenty, and the legacy of …
… 57th Regt. (1st Battalion, The Middlesex Regt.); 2 October 1863; Poutoko, N.Z., 22 September 1864. Died at Otahuhu Camp … March 1861; Te Arei, N.Z.; 17 July 1861. Colour-Sergeant Edward MacKenna; 65th Regt. (1st Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regt.); 7 September 1863; near Camerontown, Waikato Heads, N.Z.; 16 January 1864. On discharge from the …
… and will treat ironsand brought from the shore deposits at Waikato Heads. Waiuku came into existence about 1843 as a … the Waikato River and the Manukau Harbour. During the Waikato War (1863–64), Waiuku became a frontier town guarded by a …
… Huntly is situated on the banks of the Waikato River in the low-lying lower basin. The borough … the first to use coal from local outcrops for fuel. After 1863 the Waikato River gunboats used coal from outcrops at … The battle of Rangiriri, the first major engagement of the Waikato War, took place some 9 miles north of Huntly in …
… Tuakau is situated on flat land in the Lower Waikato Valley, and 2 miles from the bridge over the Waikato … landing place on the nearby Waikato River. During the Waikato War (1863-64), a small fort armed with a heavy gun was built on a …
… between the greater Auckland urban area and the lower Waikato River basin. Although these hills are virtually the … of Bombay was named after the ship that brought immigrants (1863) to settle in Williamson's Clearing on the old military … to the marauders that skirmished in the early stages of the Waikato War. Bombay is situated on top of an eroded volcano …
… After the outbreak of the war in 1860 the Government decided that special forces would … M. G. Nixon, played a significant role during the Waikato Wars and, later, saw action in the Bay of Plenty. … Rangers, the first company of which was formed in August 1863 under Major W. Jackson. Towards the end of that year a …
… Hourua, Ngati Mahuta, and Ngati Hinetu, subtribes of the Waikato. He was a close relative of Tawhiao. His mother was … him building his own courthouse and police barracks. When war seemed inevitable he moved his headquarters to Te Ia, on … from rejoining their tribes to fight against the Pakeha. In 1863 Te Wheoro was appointed Captain in the Militia, and …
… Ngaruawahia is situated at the junction of the Waikato and Waipa Rivers in the central Waikato basin. To … as Maori King with the title Potatau I. During the Waikato War the village was fortified with extensive … was occupied by British and Colonial troops on 8 December 1863 and became General Cameron's headquarters until after …