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For those of you from the northern hemisphere, New Zealand is a country in the South Pacific with a history of strained relations between the native Maori and the European settlers. This tension caused a war in the 1860’s between the Maori Kingitanga movement and the Colonial Government which absorbed one-fourth of all British troops outside of Britain and India. If you want some info, just go to Wikipedia for the article.
Anyway, want I am suggesting is that the Maori population at the time was a lot bigger, due to Hongi Hika dying before he started the Musket Wars (these wars slaughtered 20, 000 Maori during the 1820’s). With this greater population the Maori may have been able to go on the offensive and possibly attack the European settlements in New Zealand, rather than merely fighting for their survival. This could lead to an embarrassing peace treaty with Britain and the creation of Maori state in the King Country, but who knows? I would appreciate your opinions.
If this doesn’t make sense, just read over the wiki articles on anything you don’t understand.