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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Crown land confiscations and colonial settlement policy (1863–1870)

Crown land confiscations and colonial settlement policy (1863–1870)

  1. Waikato invasion opens a new war phase

    Labels: Waikato invasion, K ngitanga, Mangat whiri

  2. New Zealand Settlements Act authorizes confiscations

    Labels: New Zealand, Parliament, Suppression of

  3. Governor signals Waikato land will be held

    Labels: Governor George, Waikato land, proclamation

  4. Native Land Court system is established

    Labels: Native Land, customary title, land tenure

  5. Settlements Amendment and Continuance Act extends powers

    Labels: Settlements Amendment, Compensation Court, legislation

  6. Waikato confiscation districts proclaimed under the Act

    Labels: East Wairoa, West Pukekohe, Order in

  7. Middle Taranaki proclaimed a confiscation district

    Labels: Middle Taranaki, Waitara River, raupatu

  8. Central Waikato and nearby blocks reserved for settlement

    Labels: Central Waikato, M ngere, Ihum tao

  9. Southern Taranaki proclaimed an “eligible site”

    Labels: Southern Taranaki, eligible site, proclamation

  10. Settlements Act 1866 confirms earlier confiscation actions

    Labels: Settlements Act, legislative amendment, confiscation policy

  11. Confiscated Lands Act 1867 addresses titles and administration

    Labels: Confiscated Lands, titles administration, land management

  12. Legal window for new confiscation districts closes

    Labels: Continuation legislation, legal deadline, confiscation districts