Many secondary schools now teach the New Zealand Wars as an essential component of Year 12 or Year 13 history, with students undertaking research as to causes and consequences in particular.

Setting a good research question often turns on what evidence is readily available. A good background knowledge of the wars is also useful, to provide scope and context.

Below is a list of nine quick answers to some background questions which you may may have, providing a quick access to important aspects of the wars:

NINE QUICK ANSWERS

1. What caused the Wars?  click here : CAUSES OF THE WARS

2. What campaigns made up the Wars?  click here : CAMPAIGNS

3. Where can I see a map of the wars?  click here:  MAP OF THE WARS

4. What is the actual timeline of the campaigns / the wars ? click here – WARS TIMELINE 

5. I would like to visit some of the battlefields – where are they today? click here: BATTLEFIELDS 

6. What were the consequences of the Wars?  click here : CONSEQUENCES 

7. What is the wars ‘historiography’ ie what have historians been saying about the wars? click here : WHAT HISTORIANS SAY 

8. What books should I be reading? click here: THE WARS LIBRARY

9. Where can I read about the Land Claims, which are a significant legacy of the wars?  click here – THE LAND CLAIMS

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