1863 - 1864 (1 year)
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| 1 | 1845 | - 1845—1872: New Zealand Wars
The New Zealand Wars were a series of armed conflicts that took place in New Zealand from 1845 to 1872 between the Colonial government and allied Maori on one side and Maori and Maori-allied settlers on the other. At the peak of hostilities in the 1860s, 18,000 British troops, supported by artillery, cavalry and local militia, battled about 4,000 Maori warriors. Over the course of the Taranaki and Waikato campaigns, the lives of about 1,800 Maori and 800 Europeans were lost, and total Maori losses over the course of all the wars may have exceeded 2,100.
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| 2 | 1853 | - 17 Jan 1853—1 Jan 1877: NZ Provinces
On 17 January 1853, New Zealand was divided into six Provinces (Auckland, Taranaki, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, Otago), though there were soon secessions (Hawkes Bay 1858, Marlborough 1859, Southland 1864-1870, Westland 1868). Each province kept the revenue earned from the sale of their Crown land, and were responsible for encouraging immigration to their area. The provinces formally ceased to exist on the 1 January 1877 and local government was then
vested in elected borough and county councils.
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| 3 | 1863 | - 7 Feb 1863: HMS Orpheus shipwreck
On 7 February 1863 the Royal Navy steam corvette HMS Orpheus foundered at the entrance to Auckland’s Manukau Harbour. Of the 259 officers, seamen and Royal Marines on board, 189 died in the worst maritime disaster in New Zealand waters.
- 12 Jul 1863: Waikato Invasion
British troops invaded the Waikato by crossing the Mangatawhiri Stream, which the Kingitanga (Maori King movement) had declared an aukati (a line not to be crossed). Lieutenant-General Duncan Cameron had crossed the Mangatawhiri Stream with the declared intention of establishing military posts on the Waikato River. Five days later, the first battle of the Waikato War was fought at Koheroa, near Mercer.
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