The Dog Tax war is described by some authors as the last gasp of the 19th century wars between the Māori and the Pākehā, the British settlers of New Zealand. It was however a bloodless "war" with only a few shots being fired.
Read more about Dog Tax War: The Tax, The Role of Religion, Enforcement, Resistance Begins, Surrender and Imprisonment of Hone Toia
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