New Zealand Wars

…has sometimes been called the First Māori War), and they were not finally suppressed until 1847, by colonial forces under Gov. Sir George Grey. His victories brought a peace that lasted from 1847 to 1860.

A decade of fighting began. In 1861 Grey was sent back for a second term as governor in the hope that he would again prove to be a peacemaker. In fact he accelerated the extension of conflict. Fearing that Auckland was menaced by the followers of the Māori…

…refuge in 1865, following the New Zealand Wars. The region remained under Maori control until 1881, when it was surrendered to the government.

…of generally successful sieges of Māori pās (fortified villages) by British troops and militia. The British were defeated during an attack (June 1860) on Puketakauere pā when the Māori executed a surprise counterattack, but the Māori were defeated at Ōrongomai in October and Maahoetahi in November. The war ended in…

…warfare in 1844–47 and the New Zealand Wars of the 1860s. The land-selling article of the treaty ceased to be operative with the passage of the Native Land Act of 1862, which provided for private purchase of Māori land.