Notes

Introduction -- Who fought the wars? -- Why the wars started -- War in the north, 1845-46 -- The Wellington war, 1846-47 -- The Taranaki war -- The war for Waitara, March 1860-March 1861 -- The Waikato war -- The war down the Waikato River, July 1863-January 1864 -- The legend of Rewi's last stand, March 1864 -- The battle of Gate Pa, March 1864 -- A different war, 1864-66 -- War on the East Coast, 1865-66 -- The battle of Omarunui, October 1866 -- Titokowaru's war, June 1868-April 1869 -- Te Kooti's escape, 1868-69 -- Matawhero and Ngatapa, November 1868-January 1869 -- Whakatane, Mohaka and the Urewera, April-May 1869 -- The Taupo campaign, 1869-70 -- The end of Te Kooti's war -- Peace with the King Country, 1881-83 -- The war and historians