The New Zealand Land Wars
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Land Wars: The New Zealand wars were a series of mid-19th-century battles between some iwi and government forces (which included British and colonial troops) and their Māori allies, who were sometimes known as kūpapa.
The New Zealand Wars were a series of conflicts that took place on the North Island of New Zealand during the mid-19th century. The wars pitted British and colonial forces (with some Māori allies) against Māori tribes (iwi). The conflicts arose over the land. The British wanted to open the land to European settlers, but Māori wanted it left alone. By the end of the New Zealand Wars in 1872, a couple thousand Māori had died, and the government had confiscated vast amounts of land.