You know when it comes down to it, you're probably right that NZ was not an exception. Violence was inevitably going to be a part of its sovereignty However, a

You know when it comes down to it, you're probably right that NZ was not an exception. Violence was inevitably going to be a part of its sovereignty However, a couple things about those citations 1 - to the best of my knowledge the musket wars predominately were inter-tribal warfare b/w Maori. Basically Europeans gave them muskets and they turned them on each other. 2 - the NZ Wars actually occurred after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, which occurred in 1840, and is the same year when NZ was claimed as a sovereign country.