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CONTENTS

Letter of transmittal		xv

Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1	Introduction	1
1.2	The inquiry district	1
1.3	The history of the inquiry	3
1.4	The claims	9
1.5	Treaty principles	18
1.6	The report	26
1.7	Chapter summary	26

Chapter 2: Nga Tangata Whenua
2.1	Introduction	27
2.2	Ko Mauao te maunga, ko Tauranga te moana	27
2.3	The ‘musket wars’	30
2.4	Hapu and their territories	34
2.5	Relationships between Tauranga hapu	43
2.6	Chapter summary	47

Chapter 3: Tauranga Maori and the Crown, 1840–64
3.1	Introduction	49
3.2	The arrival of Pakeha in Tauranga	50
3.3	Kawanatanga and rangatiratanga at Tauranga, 1840–64	52
3.4	Kawanatanga and kingitanga	63
3.5	Chapter summary	75

Chapter 4: The War in Tauranga
4.1	Introduction	77
4.2	Responsibility for native affairs	78
4.3	The military occupation of Te Papa	84
4.4	The battle of Pukehinahina, 29 April 1864	94
4.5	The battle of Te Ranga, 21 June 1864	99
4.6	Claimant and Crown submissions	101
4.7	Findings of fact	104
4.8	The law of rebellion in 1860s New Zealand	108
4.9	Treaty findings	116
4.10	Chapter summary	119