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{{Act of Villainy|name=New Zealand Wars|Image=NZW.jpg|perpetrator=British Empire|date=1843-1872|location=New Zealand|motive=To clear Māori people from their lands for white/Pākehā settlers (succeeded)|crimes=[[War crimes]] Invasion Forced assimilation}}

{{Act of Villainy|name=New Zealand Wars|Image=NZW.jpg|perpetrator=British Empire Māori tribes|date=1843-1872|location=New Zealand|motive=To clear Māori people from their lands for white/Pākehā settlers (succeeded)|crimes=[[War crimes]] Invasion Forced assimilation}}

The '''New Zealand Wars''', also known as the '''Māori Wars''' or '''Land Wars''', were a series of wars fought between British (Pākehā) settlers and the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand. These conflicts occurred from 1843 to 1872. These constant seizures of lands also violated the Treaty of Waitangi of 1840.

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* '''Whanganui Campaign (1847)''' - After the accidental shooting of a Whanganui chief named Nga Rangi, a group of Māori warriors set off to avenge the shooting by killing a family of settlers. Afterwards, the perpetrators were captured and hanged, leading to more Māori forces raiding the settlement of Whanganui. Eventually, when the Māori warriors led by Ngāti Toa chief Topine Te Mamaku took over the settlement, Te Mamaku decided to end the war before they could attack.

* '''First Taranaki War (1860-1861)''' - Due to territorial disputes over a section of land at Waitara in the Taranaki region, Governor Thomas Browne decided to occupy the territory, leading to a series of conflicts between the Māori and the Pākehā settlers and resulting in a Māori victory.

* '''Invasion of the Waikato (1863-1864)''' - A group of British colonial soldiers under the orders of Governor [[George Grey]] led an invasion on the Waikato region south of Auckland to crush the Māori King Movement. In the end, the British took control over the region and the Māori King Movement was forced to retreat into King Country.

* '''[[Invasion of the Waikato]]''' '''(1863-1864)''' - A group of British colonial soldiers under the orders of Governor [[George Grey]] led an invasion on the Waikato region south of Auckland to crush the Māori King Movement. In the end, the British took control over the region and the Māori King Movement was forced to retreat into King Country.

* '''Tauranga Campaign (1864)''' - General Duncan Cameron, who led the Invasion of the Waikato, invaded the Tauranga region in the Bay of Plenty to defeat the King Movement. General Cameron engaged in two battles against the Māori tribes, in which Cameron emerged victorious after the tribes surrendered and their commander, Rawiri Puhirake was killed in battle.

* '''Second Taranaki War (1863-1866)''' - During the second war in the Taranaki district, the British decided to use a new technique to subjugate the Māori by using "scorched earth" strategies to burn down Māori villages.

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-{{Act of Villainy|name=New Zealand Wars|Image=NZW.jpg|perpetrator=British Empire|date=1843-1872|location=New Zealand|motive=To clear Māori people from their lands for white/Pākehā settlers (succeeded)|crimes=[[War crimes]]<br>Invasion<br>Forced assimilation}}
+{{Act of Villainy|name=New Zealand Wars|Image=NZW.jpg|perpetrator=British Empire<br>Māori tribes|date=1843-1872|location=New Zealand|motive=To clear Māori people from their lands for white/Pākehā settlers (succeeded)|crimes=[[War crimes]]<br>Invasion<br>Forced assimilation}}
 The '''New Zealand Wars''', also known as the '''Māori Wars''' or '''Land Wars''', were a series of wars fought between British (Pākehā) settlers and the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand. These conflicts occurred from 1843 to 1872. These constant seizures of lands also violated the Treaty of Waitangi of 1840.
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 * '''Whanganui Campaign (1847)''' - After the accidental shooting of a Whanganui chief named Nga Rangi, a group of Māori warriors set off to avenge the shooting by killing a family of settlers. Afterwards, the perpetrators were captured and hanged, leading to more Māori forces raiding the settlement of Whanganui. Eventually, when the Māori warriors led by Ngāti Toa chief Topine Te Mamaku took over the settlement, Te Mamaku decided to end the war before they could attack.
 * '''First Taranaki War (1860-1861)''' - Due to territorial disputes over a section of land at Waitara in the Taranaki region, Governor Thomas Browne decided to occupy the territory, leading to a series of conflicts between the Māori and the Pākehā settlers and resulting in a Māori victory.
-* '''Invasion of the Waikato (1863-1864)''' - A group of British colonial soldiers under the orders of Governor [[George Grey]] led an invasion on the Waikato region south of Auckland to crush the Māori King Movement. In the end, the British took control over the region and the Māori King Movement was forced to retreat into King Country.
+* '''[[Invasion of the Waikato]]''' '''(1863-1864)''' - A group of British colonial soldiers under the orders of Governor [[George Grey]] led an invasion on the Waikato region south of Auckland to crush the Māori King Movement. In the end, the British took control over the region and the Māori King Movement was forced to retreat into King Country.
 * '''Tauranga Campaign (1864)''' - General Duncan Cameron, who led the Invasion of the Waikato, invaded the Tauranga region in the Bay of Plenty to defeat the King Movement. General Cameron engaged in two battles against the Māori tribes, in which Cameron emerged victorious after the tribes surrendered and their commander, Rawiri Puhirake was killed in battle.
 * '''Second Taranaki War (1863-1866)''' - During the second war in the Taranaki district, the British decided to use a new technique to subjugate the Māori by using "scorched earth" strategies to burn down Māori villages.