The Royal Commission of Inquiry into of Native Lands and Other Grievances alleged by Natives. This extract of the report is specific to Taranaki as they were the first case to require justification of confiscations.
A comparison between the Crown Grants recommended for issue and those that were issued in Taranaki 1879-1885
One of New Zealand's oldest nature reserves and a place rich in history since pre-European times, Kapiti Island - through the process of Crown acquisition in 1897 there remains only 2 Maori owned land blocks on the island.