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The Northern War
The Northern War, fought in the Bay of Islands in 1845-46, was the first serious challenge to the Crown in the years after the Treaty of Waitangi. Its opening shots marked the beginning of the wider North Island conflicts that are often referred to as the New Zealand Wars.
- Page 3 - The sacking of KororārekaThe sacking of Kororāreka shook the settler population. Over £50,000 worth of property was lost. In Auckland panic set in. Some settlers sold their land for whatever price they
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Main image: HMS Hazard NZ Wars memorial
Grave marking the resting place of six men from the 18-gun sloop HMS Hazard who died defending Kororāreka on 11 March 1845