Across
- 1. The impossible demands Grey issued before the war
- 4. The Māori King Movement that united iwi and worried the settlers
- 6. What happened to more than a million acres of Māori land
- 8. The waka (canoe) whose people regard the river as a life force
- 9. The Lieutenant General brought in for his military experience
- 11. The colonial governor who prepared for and launched the invasion
- 12. What Māori were ordered to swear to the Queen
- 14. The river and region at the centre of this 1863 to 1864 conflict
- 15. The word describing the river as a treasure
- 16. The commander whose refusal to surrender became iconic
- 17. The first anointed Māori King (second part of his name)
- 19. The November 1863 battle at a long pā with deep trenches
- 20. The site of the final stand where the defenders refused to surrender
Down
- 2. Deep defensive ditches that made the Rangiriri pā so hard to take
- 3. The strong defensive line the troops chose to bypass
- 5. The group who resented not being able to buy valuable Māori land
- 7. Steam-powered vessels that gave the British terrifying firepower
- 10. The stream troops crossed to break the line and start the invasion
- 13. What Rangiaowhia was called, showing its importance as a food source
- 18. The farming township attacked despite being thought a safe haven