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North Island military and police stations, 1869

Zoom into this 1869 map to see the military posts and Armed Constabulary stations then in use. Many of the Armed Constabulary stations were sited in districts where conflict with 'rebel' Māori had occurred or seemed likely.

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Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections

Reference: NZ Map 4373

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Richard S. Hill, Police – Provinces, war and gold, 1850s to 1870s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/33844/north-island-military-and-police-stations-1869 (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Richard S. Hill, published 8 June 2012.