Historical Person

Wiremu Kīngi Te Rangitāke

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Racism 📍 New Zealand

Wiremu Kīngi Te Rangitāke

Gender: Male

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Colonial troops attack Te Kohia over disputed Waitara land

📅 17 March 1860

British forces attacked Te Kohia pā after resistance to the disputed Waitara purchase. Wiremu Kīngi opposed the sale of land over which others also held rights. Colonial insistence on taking...