In 1858 the Waikato leader Potatau Te Wherowhero was selected as the first Maori King. A primary aim of the Maori King movement (or Kingitanga) was to unite tribes against selling land.
Taranaki and Waikato wars - New Zealand Wars
Stockaded hills and pa, 1830s painting
Stockaded hills and pa, Bay of Islands, c.1835.
Alexander Turnbull Library
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Timeline - New Zealand's 19th-century wars
Further information - New Zealand's 19th-century wars
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