Wellington District Deeds

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Te Wharepōuri

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Purchase of Port Nicholson (attested copy), 27 September 1839

Purchase of Port Nicholson (attested copy), 27 September 1839

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

The Port Nicholson purchase - War in Wellington

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation

Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Take whenua – Māori land tenure

Take whenua – Māori land tenure

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Wellington tenths

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage