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    Duncan Cameron

    The historian James Belich believed Cameron was not only the best European commander to serve in New Zealand but ‘among the best of Victorian generals’.

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Grey leaves NZ after first term as Governor

1853 Grey leaves NZ after first term as Governor

During his first term as governor, Grey was praised for ending the Northern War and obtaining land from Māori, but also angered settlers by delaying the implementation of a constitution that would have given them political power. more...

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George GreyCrown colony era - the Governor-General

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  • George Grey biography (DNZB)
  • Constitutional History (1966 Encyclopaedia)
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