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The New Zealand Wars (1845-1872)

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  • Photograph by Debbie McCauley (22 November 2016).
    Benjamin Cordwell (1845 - 1865)
    Benjamin Cordwell was born in Middlesex, England in 1845, likely to Edwin Cordwell (1819-1880) and his wife Harriett (nee Sutton) (1819-?). It is not known when he arrived in New Zealand, but he was pa...
  • Photograph by Debbie McCauley (1 October 2016).
    Robert Collins (1823 - 1869)
    Robert Collins was born in February 1823 in Buttevant, Cork, Ireland. His parents were Michael and Judith Collins. Robert attested for the 57th Regiment on 27 July 1838, serving in Malta and Istanbul, ...
  • Pte. James Colfer (b. - 1864)
    Inscription Sacred to the memory of Pte. James Colfer | 43rd Light Infantry.
  • Cpl. James Clarke (1838 - 1864)
    Inscription Sacred to the memory of | J. Clarke | 43rd Light Infantry | died 12th Aug. 1864 | aged 26 years.
  • OS. Henry Clark (c.1850 - 1864)
    CLARK Henry, HMS Harrier, boy. [Killed at battle of Gate Pa, Tauranga 29 April 1864, Southern Cross, 2 May 1864, p5]. Killed by a gunshot to the throat. The HMS Harrier arrived in New Zealand in 1861 a...

The New Zealand Wars, sometimes called the Land Wars and also once called the Māori Wars, were a series of armed conflicts that took place in New Zealand between 1845 and 1872. The wars were fought over a number of issues, the most prominent concerning Māori land being sold to the settler population.

The Māori King Movement (also known as the Kingitanga Movement) began resisting the purchase of their land by British settlers, in some cases resulting in violence. These disputes sowed the seeds of eventual war between Kingitanga Māori, with their supporters, and the British and New Zealand governments, with the support of allied Māori