whanganui war

War in Whanganui

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  The confusion and uncertainty that had surrounded the New Zealand Company's land purchases in Whanganui erupted into violence in the autumn and winter of 1847. The conflict also involved long-standing rivalries between upper and lower Whanganui River Māori.

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• Page 2 – Background

  From the outset there was confusion and uncertainty over the exact nature and extent of the New Zealand Company's purchase at Whanganui.

• Page 3 – The Matarawa killings

  The killing of Mary Gilfillan and three of her children caused tension between upriver and downriver Māori as well as among Europeans.

• Page 4 – The siege of Whanganui

  Te Mamaku led 700 Ngāti Hāua-te-rangi fighters who attacked Whanganui in May 1847.

• Page 6 – The 1865 campaign

  Following the battle of Moutoa Island in 1864, Hīpango pursued the retreating Pai Mārire (Hauhau). Fighting continued from fortified positions upriver, near Hiruhārama.

• Page 7 – Further information

  This web feature was written by Steve Watters and produced by the NZHistory.net.nz team.LinksBritish immigration and the New Zealand Company (Te Ara)Dictionary of New Zealand