The Aotearoa History Show

5: New Zealand Wars (Part 1)

10.15.2019 - By RNZPlay

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Hunger for land and the rise of Kingitanga prompted Governor George Grey to invade Waikato in 1863. Fighting spread over years and into the Bay of Plenty, devastating Maori. But it was not as one-sided as the British had expected.

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