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| '''Kūpapa''' (also called '''Queenites''', from ],<ref>, NZ history</ref> and '''Loyal Māori''') were ] who |
'''Kūpapa''' (also called '''Queenites''', from ],<ref>, NZ history</ref> and '''Loyal Māori''') were ] who remained loyal to the Government in the ] of the nineteenth century. About 70% of Maori remained loyal to the government/Queen Victoria. Of the remaining 30%, most were hapu located in Taranaki or in The Waikato. However even within the Waikato there were a number of hapu, especially in the lower Waikato and Pokeno areas who took an active part against the rebels. In 1861, at the Kohimaramara conference called by the governor which was attended by 200 chiefs, only a handful of chiefs advocated an anti government policy. The main reasons recorded for remaining loyalty to the government were their desire to keep the peace and especially the protection of law and order against the Maori tradition of inter hapu violence. A small number of kupapa chiefs appreciated the right to gain legal title to their lands. There was widespread appreciation of the benefits bought by the Treaty of Waitangi. | ||
| By the late 1860s the majority of the active New Zealand army was comprised of kupapa Maori with a handful of hardened Pakeha officers. Their motives for fighting against Māori rebels, fighting a guerilla style war, were sometimes based on traditional tribal rivalry or old scores, but more often a pragmatic decision to benefit from the regular wages, food,horses and quality equipment which gave them mana as well as a steady income at a time when the traditional Maori life style was all but gone. | |||
| The term has also an occasional modern usage in a derogatory sense to describe a Māori who is seen as being on the ] or Government side and acting against the interests of Māori.<ref>, Scoop</ref><ref name="NZ_Herald_8500746">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=8500746 |title=Maori Party debates wider appeal |author=Berry, Ruth |date=29 November 2004 |work=] |accessdate=13 October 2011}}</ref> | The term has also an occasional and erronious modern usage in a derogatory sense to describe a Māori who is seen as being on the ] or Government side and acting against the interests of Māori in conflict with government auathorities.<ref>, Scoop</ref><ref name="NZ_Herald_8500746">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=8500746 |title=Maori Party debates wider appeal |author=Berry, Ruth |date=29 November 2004 |work=] |accessdate=13 October 2011}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:39, 13 December 2012
Kūpapa (also called Queenites, from Queen Victoria, and Loyal Māori) were Māori who remained loyal to the Government in the New Zealand Land Wars of the nineteenth century. About 70% of Maori remained loyal to the government/Queen Victoria. Of the remaining 30%, most were hapu located in Taranaki or in The Waikato. However even within the Waikato there were a number of hapu, especially in the lower Waikato and Pokeno areas who took an active part against the rebels. In 1861, at the Kohimaramara conference called by the governor which was attended by 200 chiefs, only a handful of chiefs advocated an anti government policy. The main reasons recorded for remaining loyalty to the government were their desire to keep the peace and especially the protection of law and order against the Maori tradition of inter hapu violence. A small number of kupapa chiefs appreciated the right to gain legal title to their lands. There was widespread appreciation of the benefits bought by the Treaty of Waitangi. By the late 1860s the majority of the active New Zealand army was comprised of kupapa Maori with a handful of hardened Pakeha officers. Their motives for fighting against Māori rebels, fighting a guerilla style war, were sometimes based on traditional tribal rivalry or old scores, but more often a pragmatic decision to benefit from the regular wages, food,horses and quality equipment which gave them mana as well as a steady income at a time when the traditional Maori life style was all but gone.
The term has also an occasional and erronious modern usage in a derogatory sense to describe a Māori who is seen as being on the Pākehā or Government side and acting against the interests of Māori in conflict with government auathorities.
References
- King Movement 1860-94, NZ history
- "Tuhoe Anger Loud And Clear Over Police Raids ", Scoop
- Berry, Ruth (29 November 2004). "Maori Party debates wider appeal". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 October 2011.