Raupatu, 1864- (Event)

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"Raupatu means fighting, conquest and seizure. Raupatu is the term used by the Māori people of Tauranga Moana to describe the confiscation, under the New Zealand Settlements Act 1863, of their ancestral lands by the Pākehā Government following the battles at Gate Pā and Te Ranga in 1864. Land is a fundamental issue in Māori society because of the special relationships of tribe and Hapū to particular geographic areas. Such relationships have spiritual qualities as well as economic, political and social significance in the Māori world. This central role of land in Māori culture and identity, and in Māori value systems, ensures that any bitterness over past land dealings is handed down from generation to generation. In the Māori world, the past is part of the present and the future."

Preface to "Te Raupatu o Tauranga Moana: The Confiscation of Tauranga Lands" by Evelyn Stokes (1990)SourcesReweti, P. "Confiscation of Māori land and its aftermath": Journal of the Tauranga Historical Society Number 25 p28 (1965)

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Start here:Battle at Pukehinahina, April 29, 1864 (Event)Battle of Te Ranga, June 21, 1864 (Event)

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Raupatu, 1864- (Event)