The Fate of the Land Ko ngā Ākinga a ngā Rangatira ’ — Don Abbott

’ — Don Abbott

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The Fate of the Land Ko ngā Ākinga a ngā Rangatira ’ — Don AbbottThe battle for Mori land and livelihoods In the second half of the nineteenth century, settlers poured into Aotearoa demanding land. Millions of acres were acquired by the government or directly by settlers; or confiscated after the Land Wars. By 1891, when the Liberal government came to power, Mori retained only a fraction of their lands. And still the losses continued. For rangatira such as James Carroll, Wiremu Pere, Pora Thaere, Te Keepa Te