The New Zealand Company, chartered in the United Kingdom, was a company that existed in the first half of the 19th century on a business model that was focused on the systematic colonisation of New Ze
New Zealand Company coat of arms
John George Lambton, the future Lord Durham
Colonial Secretary Lord Glenelg
The Wairau Affray of 17 June 1843, also called the Wairau Massacre and the Wairau Incident, was the first serious clash of arms between British settlers and Māori in New Zealand after the signing of t
Wairau Memorial in Tuamarina cemetery
"Blenkinsop's Cannon" outside the Marlborough District Council offices in Blenheim
Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha