Empire of Maoriland

-Hokianga and Chatham Islands

-had previously purchased 40,000 acres from Hongi Hika when he was in the British Isles

-after British Wars > Popular Revolution (1827-9), he moves to Germany

-gets funding from enough investors eventually to form a Colonization Society

-with this support, travels to New Zealand, gets a cession of less than that much land

-a deal he seals by selling a bunch more muskets to Hongi Hika

-soon afterwards also sets up settlement in Chatham Islands

-brings in German settlers

-many of them soon leave for Australian Gold Rush

-settlement of Neu-Hamburg still emerges, sells guns to Ngapuhi in return for grain

-during French Wars > Third French War (1847-54), Chatham Islands get sacked by French ships

-reconstructed with stone afterwards

-with nationalist outpouring following war, this becomes a national cause

-more proper settlement of colony emerges

-but for the most part settlement largely around Hokianga Colony

-missionaries achieve some success in colonies

-with them often requiring converts to live "civilized" existence in separate villages

-attempted putsch fails, Thierry retains enough support from Hamburg

-Otago Gold Rush happens in New Munster, results in another round of migration

-Thierry causes controversy when he tries to attract non-German immigrants in aftermath of this

-and removed from office soon afterwards by Hamburger directors

-sees new initiative to colonize

-more successful because Otago Gold Rush has come to an end so less settlers drawn off

-also because of increased German national spirit sees focus here

-Schramm returns to Germany after having made new trade ties

-missionary in area selected for this purpose

-ramps up missionary work as such

-and enhances existing Protestant tint to movement

-continues buildup of colony

-along with conversion efforts and settlement of converts inside

-returns after this, with efforts underway, to push them forward

-appointed following this stuff

-faced with French Wars > Fourth French War (1880-4)

-French attack on colony, a raid of some limited capacity

-limited b/c British presence in region

-but nevertheless damaging

-greatly limits trade though

1894: Colony dissolved

-descended from morganatic marriage of a Hessian prince with a commoner

-son is more famous for his career at center of govt

-involvement in navy and Colonization Society makes him obvious pick

-considered he can protect colony as well

-with French Wars > Fifth French War (1892-5), not enough of a colony to go after French

-but enough he can deflect attacks

-which are more serious thanks to British much more wary of Germany

-eventually when Britain enters it swiftly takes over the colony

-in a deal with British, the various German cities declare themselves the Southern Hanseatic League, or the Südhansa

-an independent union of independent free cities under British "protection"

-the various German cities of the Südhansa organize themselves as a diet for leadership

-under strict British supervision of the Resident-General

-a local leader made its President

-with Russo-Chinese War (1893-9) invites refugees with free policy to settle

-among other things this sees Russification of various places

-despite a policy trying to invite Volga Germans and the like

-also some Chinese Orthodox come

-sells land rights in newly-christened Burke to the Australians

-swiftly sees a barrage of settlement and turns strongly Anglophone

-with Recessions > Panic of 1911 there's a total collapse in Australian settlement

-and settlement company goes bust in a colossal way

-results in many Australians turning back

-also Great Depression puts an end to infrastructure projects within New Zealand

-and cuts off institutional land larceny for the time being

-because money cannot flow

-however, debt hole is nowhere near that occurring in Australia because less money spent on subject at all

-and further attempts to settle Russians and Chinese there see their downfall

-court case over Australian migration to Südhansa goes to British Supreme Court

-results in major movement for league to form a real country in some sort of alliance with the Maori

-where they're on top of course

-Australia increasingly attempts to go over the heads of the Südhansa to achieve land claims

-results in Maori panic and helps to strengthen their movement for a singular Maori Emperor

-elected due to Australian attempts at land larceny

-results in great fear they'll invade

-and because of fear that Heads of Australia > 1907-1925 J. Petty Winehouse (Radical), with Australia reconstructed, will come

-name comes from German Emperor

-influenced by German missionaries as well as influential Germans in the various Maori courts

-a descendant of Baron Thierry made Kaihara

-in order to present a white face to the world for white approval

-and because there's been some intermarriage with the courts

-in 1923 constitution issued which consolidates Sudhansa into union

-and establishes a proper Reichstag

-again a Thierry made king to present white face to the West

-in 1944 treaty with British sees departure of resident

-and full recognition of Empire as an independent country

-from Ngapuhi

-from Tainui

-from Ngati Kahunungu

-from Tainui