Events In History
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16 May 1846Eight killed in attack on Boulcott Farm
Disagreements over the validity of land purchases by the New Zealand Company led to a series of skirmishes between Māori and government troops in the Wellington region in 1846. Read more...
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War in Wellington
In 1846 fighting broke out in the Wellington region when Ngāti Toa chief Te Rangihaeata backed local Maori opposed to European settlement in Hutt Valley. The campaign claimed few lives but effectively ended Ngāti Toa resistance in the region.
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Page 2 – The Port Nicholson purchase
In September 1839 William Wakefield, the principal agent for the New Zealand Company, met Te Ātiawa chiefs Te Puni and Te Wharepōuri at Pito-one (Petone), on the northern shore
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Page 3 – Return to Hutt Valley
It was soon apparent that Wellington did not have enough flat fertile land. Attention turned back to the lower Hutt Valley as the best location for an agricultural settlement
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Page 4 – A line in the bush
William Spain and Ngāti Tama chief Te Kāeaea sought to mark a boundary between European and Māori land in Hutt Valley.
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Page 5 – An escalation of violence
In autumn 1846 fighting broke out in Hutt Valley, most notably at Boulcott's Farm.
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Page 6 – Last battles
In mid-1846, Governor George Grey decided to neutralise the Ngāti Toa threat in the Wellington region by arresting Te Rauparaha.
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Page 9 – Further information
Recommended sources relating to the War in Wellington
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Main image: Maraenuku pā
Samuel Brees painting of the now destroyed Maraenuku pā in Lower Hutt