tukaroto potatau matutaera tawhiao

Māori King movement - 1860-94

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  King Tāwhiao's reign was dominated by the Waikato War and its fallout.

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• Page 2 – Build up to war

  Like his father, King Tāwhiao opposed the war in Taranaki. The government, however, remained unconvinced. In July 1860 Governor Gore Browne sought to isolate the Kīngitanga and

• Page 4 – Raupatu

  Under the terms of the New Zealand Settlements Act 1863 the government confiscated 1.2 million acres (486,000 hectares) of Māori land in late 1864.

• Page 5 – Maintaining Te Kīngitanga

  By the early 1870s, the Kīngitanga was struggling. Living conditions within the Rohe Potae (the Māori King's territory) were poor. Allies such as Ngāti Hauā had begun selling

• Page 6 – Tensions ease

  It was clear by the 1870s that the Kīngitanga posed no threat beyond its borders and was in no fit shape to fight a war. Attempts were made to ease relations between the king

• Page 7 – The death of Tāwhiao

  Tāwhiao died on 26 August 1894. He was buried at Taupiri after a tangihanga in September that was attended by thousands.