Ngāti Raukawa–Ngāti Kahu-pungapunga War
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The Ngāti Raukawa–Ngāti Kahu-pungapunga War was a conflict between the Ngāti Raukawa iwi of Tainui and Ngāti Kahu-pungapunga in the Waikato region of New Zealand in the mid-seventeenth century, which resulted in Tainui's acquisition of the upper Waikato River. This marked the final destruction of all non-Tainui people within the Waikato region.
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