| |
| |
|
| 1859 |
Te Atiawa tribe
offers to sell land at Waitara. Surveying commences in 1860,
but is interrupted by Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake, a Te Atiawa
chief who objects to the land sale. After fighting between
settlers and British troops, a ceasefire is agreed upon in
1861. |
| |
|
| 1860 |
Bombardment by troops of the
Te Atiawa pa, at Te Kohia on 17th March. Te Atiawa tribe suffers
little loss, but abandon the pa. |
| |
|
| 1860 |
27th June. Battles
between British troops and Te Atiawa with their allies at
two pa : of Puketakauere and Omukukaitari. Heavy losses inflicted
on British troops. |
| |
|
| 1860 |
11th - 12th
October. British artillery bombardment of Orongomaihangi pa
(Kahihi River, south of New Plymouth). The following morning,
the pa is discovered abandoned. |
| |
|
| 1860 |
6th November.
First victory for British troops. Ngati Haua and Waikato tribes
defeated. |
| |
|
| 1861 |
General Pratt,
leading over 2000 soldiers, advances via a trench, along the
Waitara River, in a series of attacks against Māori pa.
|
| |
|
| 1865 |
General
Cameron leads over 2000 soldiers north from Wanganui. Forts
are set up near river mouths in order to facilitate the
reception of supplies arriving by sea. |
| |
|
| 1865 |
Practically
the totality of the Taranaki land area is confiscated. |
| |
|
| 1865/66 |
British set
up positions west of Waitotara. |
| |
|
| 1866 |
General Chute,
successor of General Cameron, takes the pas of Okotuku and
Putahi. Settlers begin occupying confiscated land between
the rivers of Waitotara and Waingongororo. |
| |
|
| 1868 |
In protestation,
Ngati Raunui and Nga Ruahinerangi construct a pa at Te Ngutu-o-te-Manu. |
| |
|
| 1868 |
Titokowaru leads
a successful offensive against British and colonial positions
at Waitotara. |
| |
|
| 1869 |
Titokowaru's
inside support collapses. He retreats into the upper Waitara
Valley, were he is protected by the Ngati Maru. |
| |
|
| 1869 |
British positions
at Waitotara recovered. |
| |
|
| 1878 |
Settlers and
surveyors penetrate land across the Waingongororo River. Te
Whiti and Tohu lead pacifist resistance by civil disobedience,
at their large settlement of Parihaka. |
| |
|
| 1881 |
2000 Government
troops break up the Parihaka settlement. Both Te Whiti and
Tohu are deported to the South Island. |
| |
|
Please be aware that this website is a