New Zealand Wars

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Māori–Pākehā conflict colonial war series of armed conflicts

The New Zealand Wars were a series of 19th-century armed conflicts between various Māori iwi (tribes) and the British colonial government, largely over land ownership and sovereignty.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
New Zealand Wars canonical	6
Taranaki Wars	2
Ngāpuhi–British conflicts in the 19th century	1
The New Zealand Wars (television documentary series)	1
The New Zealand Wars (television series tie-in book)	1
Waikato War	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Māori–Pākehā conflict ⓘ colonial war ⓘ series of armed conflicts ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Land Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Māori Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	disputes over interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ pressure for European land acquisition ⓘ resistance to British sovereignty ⓘ
commemoratedBy	New Zealand Wars commemorations on 28 October (Rā Maumahara) ⓘ
conflictBetween	British colonial government in New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Māori iwi ⓘ colonial militia and volunteers ⓘ
conflictOver	land ownership ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ
endTime	1872 ⓘ
hasPart	Bay of Plenty Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ East Coast Campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ First Taranaki War NERFINISHED ⓘ Flagstaff War NERFINISHED ⓘ Hutt Valley Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion of Waikato NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Taranaki War NERFINISHED ⓘ Te Kooti’s War NERFINISHED ⓘ Tītokowaru’s War NERFINISHED ⓘ Wanganui Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Māori land rights movement ⓘ Treaty of Waitangi settlements process ⓘ
locatedIn	New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ North Island of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Kīngitanga movement NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand colonial government NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāpuhi iwi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Kahungunu iwi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Porou iwi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Ruanui iwi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngāti Toa iwi NERFINISHED ⓘ Taranaki iwi NERFINISHED ⓘ Te Arawa iwi NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Waikato-Tainui iwi NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Gate Pā (Pukehinahina) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Moutoa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Rangiriri NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sentry Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Te Ranga NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ōrākau NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Ngātapa NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Ruapekapeka NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	history of New Zealand ⓘ
result	entrenchment of British colonial rule in New Zealand ⓘ large-scale confiscation of Māori land ⓘ long-term Māori land grievances ⓘ
significantLeader	General Duncan Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ General Trevor Chute NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor George Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor Thomas Gore Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ Hone Heke NERFINISHED ⓘ Kawiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Rewi Maniapoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Tūruki NERFINISHED ⓘ Tāwhiao NERFINISHED ⓘ Tītokowaru NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiremu Kīngi Te Rangitāke NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1845 ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket → usedInConflict → New Zealand Wars ⓘ

Snider–Enfield rifle → usedInConflict → New Zealand Wars ⓘ

British colonisation of New Zealand → hasPart → New Zealand Wars ⓘ

British colonisation of New Zealand → keyEvent → New Zealand Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Waikato War

British colonisation of New Zealand → keyEvent → New Zealand Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taranaki Wars

Ngāpuhi iwi → hasHistoricalEvent → New Zealand Wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Ngāpuhi

this entity surface form: Ngāpuhi–British conflicts in the 19th century

Waikato-Tainui → wasInvolvedIn → New Zealand Wars ⓘ

Māori people → significantEvent → New Zealand Wars ⓘ

58th Regiment of Foot → conflict → New Zealand Wars ⓘ

Ngāti Ruanui iwi → wasInvolvedIn → New Zealand Wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Ngāti Ruanui

this entity surface form: Taranaki Wars

James Belich → notableWork → New Zealand Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: The New Zealand Wars (television series tie-in book)

James Belich → notableWork → New Zealand Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: The New Zealand Wars (television documentary series)