Taranaki iwi
...successfully in the trading economy and retained control over much of their customary land. In 1860, the Crown’s purchase of land at Waitara, despite strong opposition from the significant rangatira Wiremu Kingi te Rangitaake, led to war between Taranaki Māori and the Crown. During the war, Crown forces shelled coastal Taranaki Iwi settlements and employed ‘scorched earth’ tactics which destroyed Taranaki Iwi kainga, cultivations and foodstores. When peace was negotiated in 1861, Crown f...