New Zealand Settlements Act 1863
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The New Zealand Settlements Act 1863 was a colonial law that enabled large-scale confiscation of Māori land to facilitate British settlement and suppress resistance during the New Zealand Wars.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| affectedGroup |
Kīngitanga supporters
ⓘ
Māori ⓘ |
| appliedDuringConflict |
Taranaki Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waikato War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGovernment |
Domett Ministry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitaker–Fox Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiaryGroup | British settlers ⓘ |
| context | New Zealand Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Colony of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
breach of the Treaty of Waitangi
ⓘ
collective punishment of Māori ⓘ unjust and excessive land confiscations ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 3 December 1863 ⓘ |
| enabledAction |
allocation of land to military settlers
ⓘ
granting of confiscated land to settlers ⓘ sale of confiscated land to finance war costs ⓘ survey of confiscated land ⓘ |
| enactedBy | New Zealand General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInconsistentWith | Treaty of Waitangi principles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| justificationUsed |
punishment for rebellion
ⓘ
security of the colony ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | central to many modern Treaty settlements ⓘ |
| legalMechanism |
authorized confiscation of land from those deemed in rebellion
ⓘ
declared districts in rebellion ⓘ enabled creation of military settlements ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | New Zealand General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment | Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermConsequence |
Māori land loss
ⓘ
economic marginalisation of many iwi ⓘ intergenerational grievances ⓘ |
| policyType |
land confiscation policy
ⓘ
settler colonisation policy ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
confiscation of Māori land
ⓘ
facilitation of British settlement ⓘ suppression of Māori resistance ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
Bay of Plenty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Coast of the North Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Taranaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Waikato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
New Zealand Constitution Act 1852
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suppression of Rebellion Act 1863 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reviewedBy | Waitangi Tribunal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssentBy | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scaleOfConfiscation | over one million acres of Māori land ⓘ |
| sponsor | Frederick Whitaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | repealed ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1863 ⓘ |
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