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Story: Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation

Land ownership in Wairarapa, around 1860

This map shows ownership of land in Wairarapa around 1860. Yellow areas are native (Māori) reserves, native (Māori) lands are red, land under negotiation is green, and white areas are Crown land.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: MapColl-832.45gbbd/[ca.1860]/Acc.36640

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Richard Boast. 'Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-tango-whenua-maori-land-alienation/3/2