Contents

Contents : introduction; who fought the wars; why the wars started; war in the north, 1845-46; The Wellington War, 1846-47; the Taranaki war; the war for Waitara, March 1860-March 1861; The Waikato war; the war down the Waikato River, July 1863-January 1864; the legend of Rewi’s last stand, March 1864; the battle of Gate Pa, March 1864; a different war, 1864-66; War on the East Coast, 1865-66; the battle of Omarunui, October 1866; Titokowaru’s war, June 1868-April 1869; Te Kooti’s escape, 1868-69; Matawhero and Ngatapa, November 1868-January 1869; Whakatane, Mohaka and the Urewera, April-May 1869; The Taupo campaign, 1869-70; the end of Te Kooti’s war; Peach with the King Country, 1881-83; the war and the historians; selected further reading; index;