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Maori communities had pledged the township from possible attac
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Crown launched invasion against kiingitanga
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people of Ihumatao taking an oath of allegiance to Queen Victoria or immediately retire to the Waikato
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The invasion had begun driving people from their homes
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In 1927 a royal commission found that ‘a grave injustice was done’ to South Auckland Māori ‘by forcing them into the position of rebels and afterwards confiscating their lands’.
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In 1995 the Crown apologised to Tainui for ‘the loss of lives because of the hostilities arising from its invasion’ and ‘the devastation of property and life’ which resulted.
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In 1999 Manukau City Council, Auckland Regional Council, the Department of Conservation and the Lottery Grants Board jointly purchased a 100-hectare site