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Māori King movement - 1860-94
King Tāwhiao's reign was dominated by the Waikato War and the fallout from it.
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Page 5 – Maintaining Te Kīngitanga
By the early 1870s, the Kīngitanga was struggling. Living conditions within the Rohe Potae (the Māori King's territory) were poor. Allies such as Ngāti Hauā had resumed selling
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Page 6 – Tensions ease
It was clear by the 1870s that the Kīngitanga could no longer fight a war. Attempts were made to ease relations between the king and the colonial government.
Regional rugby
The passion and parochialism of provincial rugby helped give the game a special place in New Zealand’s social and sporting history. Read brief histories, highlights and quirky facts about each of New Zealand's 26 regional rugby teams.
- Page 11 - King Country rugbyHistory and highlights of rugby in the King Country
New Zealand's 19th-century wars
War changed the face of New Zealand in the 19th century. Many thousands of Māori died in the intertribal Musket Wars between the 1810s and the 1830s. There were more deaths during the New Zealand Wars of the 1840s to 1870s between some Māori and the Crown, which for many tribes had dire consequences.
- Page 5 - End of the New Zealand WarsThe New Zealand Wars ended in 1872. European settlers prevailed through weight of numbers and economic power. By 1900, New Zealand was a settler society, with Māori pushed out to
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Main image: South Africa vs Wanganui King Country programme
Souvenir programme for the rugby game between Wanganui-King Country and the South African Springboks played on 8 August 1956.