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Maori land wasn't stolen
Many media organisations portray Maori land loss as if was stolen. It wasn't. New Zealand has 26.8m hectares of land. Maori presently own 1.5m hectares (5.6%). How much land did Maori sell?24.13m hectares (90%) How much land was confiscated because of Maori rebellion (NZ Wars)?1.2m Hectares (4.4%). Around half has been returned or compensated. Still ongoing and there have been lots of mistakes. References:... Continue Reading
The Battle of Ōrākau pa site being returned to Maori
Maori are portrayed as the victims in this news segment but here's what the battle was about:- A small number of Maori no longer wanted to be under the laws of NZ, they wanted to make their own rules and went to war with the Crown. It was happenning throughout the North Island - the majority of Maori supported the... Continue Reading