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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 here also involved longstanding rivalries between upper and lower Whanganui River Māori.

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• Page 3 - The Matarawa killingsThe killing of Mary Gilfillan and three of her children caused tension between upriver and downriver Māori as well as among Europeans.