Story: Ahuwhenua – Māori land and agriculture
Until 1860 the majority of the land in the North Island was owned by Māori so they had a dominant role in agriculture. After 1860 this changed as large land confiscations, together with the passing of laws forcing individual title to land, led to the wholesale loss of Māori land.
Source: Claudia Orange, Illustrated history of the Treaty of Waitangi. Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 2001, p. 318.
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