What were the causes of the NZ land wars?

What were the causes of the NZ land wars?

The causes of the conflict have been much debated, but settler hunger for land and the government’s desire to impose real sovereignty over Māori were key factors.

• A shift in power.
• Kingitanga – the King movement.
• The Kohimarama conference.
• The New Zealand Wars.

How did the NZ land wars start?

Though the wars were initially localised conflicts triggered by tensions over disputed land purchases, they escalated dramatically from 1860 as the government became convinced it was facing united Māori resistance to further land sales and a refusal to acknowledge Crown sovereignty.

What were the causes of the Taranaki and Waikato wars?

The underlying cause for this long sequence of armed engagements was the settler desire for access to the rich lands of the Taranaki region, and Māori desire to retain the land under their control.

What were the causes of the Musket Wars?

Unlike the New Zealand Wars of the 1860s, the Musket Wars were New Zealand-wide. They began because of rivalry between the northern iwi Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua, but all the tribes were soon trading to obtain muskets. Some of the heaviest fighting took place in the South Island between Ngāti Toa and Ngāi Tahu.

What was the cause of the start of the war in Taranaki?

The war was sparked by a dispute between the government and Māori landowners over the sale of a property at Waitara, but spread throughout the region.

Why did the Māori wars start?

Many Taranaki Māori opposed land sales, and fighting began in 1860 over a disputed land purchase at Waitara. The British army and Pākehā settlers fought local Māori until March 1861. In 1865 there were battles in South Taranaki, and Major-General Trevor Chute led troops around Mt Taranaki, destroying Māori villages.

How did the first Taranaki war start?

The opening shots of the first Taranaki War were fired when British troops attacked a pā built by Te Āti Awa chief Te Rangitāke at Te Kohia, Waitara. A minor chief, Te Teira Mānuka, had offered to sell Governor Thomas Gore Browne land in 1859. Gore Browne overturned previous policy by pursuing a contested land sale.

What were the effects of the musket wars?

One of the most significant results of the wars was the redrawing of tribal boundaries. These redrawn boundaries later became codified by the Native Land Court, which decreed that tribal boundaries should be determined as they were in 1840, after the musket wars, when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.

How many Māori were killed in the musket wars?

20,000 people
After Europeans brought muskets (long-barrelled, muzzle-loading guns) to New Zealand, these weapons were used in a series of battles between Māori tribes, mostly between 1818 and 1840. As many as 20,000 people may have died, directly or indirectly.

Who started the Taranaki land wars?

1795, Manukorihi, New Zealand—died January 13, 1882, Kaingaru), Māori chief whose opposition to the colonial government’s purchase of tribal lands led to the First Taranaki War (1860–61) and inspired the Māori resistance throughout the 1860s to European colonization of New Zealand’s fertile North Island.

How much land was confiscated after the NZ wars?

The land confiscations devastated those tribal areas affected. A total of 3,490,737 acres was ultimately confiscated.

What causes of the war?

Eight Main Causes of War

• Economic Gain.
• Territorial Gain.
• Religion.
• Nationalism.
• Revenge.
• Civil War.
• Revolutionary War.
• Defensive War.

What was the story of the New Zealand Wars?

Story: New Zealand wars. In the 1840s and 1860s conflict over sovereignty and land led to battles between government forces and some Māori tribes. The largest campaign was the clash between the Māori king and the Crown.

How did the Musket War change New Zealand?

War changed the face of New Zealand in the 19th century. Tens of thousands of Māori may have died in intertribal Musket Wars between the 1810s and the 1830s. Muskets revolutionised intertribal warfare, decimating some tribes and drastically shifting the boundaries of areas controlled by others.

Why was Waikato important in the New Zealand war?

Waikato The Waikato was the home of the Māori king. The government wanted to punish his followers who had fought in Taranaki, and to make Waikato land available to settlers. Troops invaded in July 1863. Fighting continued until April 1864, when King movement followers withdrew into what became known as the King Country.

How many Maori died in the New Zealand Wars?

Figures are uncertain, but about 560 British and colonial troops, 250 kūpapa and 2,000 Māori fighting the Crown may have died in the wars. Māori who had fought the Crown lost large areas of land – a total of about 1 million hectares initally, before some land was returned.