Maori summary
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- From the 1600 to 1750 the tamaki tribes terraced the volcanic cones and they grew kumara on 2000 hectares of land behind the isthmus.
- In 1750, the population grew and became very popular and wealthy.
- Between 1740 and 1750 the tribe Ngati whatua-o-kaipara invaded the isthmus and killed the paramount chief of wai-o-hua. The tribe obtained their dominance by intermarrying Ngao ohu, a descendant of wai-o-hua.
- A period of time after the marriage was when the tamaki tribe was most vulnerable to attack, due to Ngati paoa and Ngapuhi conflict.
- In 1821, Leader hongi hika of the ngapuhi launched a series of attacks on the region. He killed thousands and enslaved hundreds, all this was done to fill a vengeance. He duplicated the slaughter at te totara, the ngati maru, the fortress near Thames.
- In 1825 Ngapuhi set out again, yet this time their targets were Ngati Whatua. This battle was known as te ika - a - ranginui near kaiwaka. In this battle Ngati Whatua won, taking his people into exile and abandoning the isthmus,.
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