He mea ārahi te Kamupene o Niu Tīreni e Edward Gibbon Wakefield, te pāpā. Ka whakapono a Wakefield ko ngā whenua Māori me hoko atu ki ngā Pākehā kia rahi ai te moni mō tōna kamupene. Ko te rautaki a te kamupene, mā ngā Pākehā whai rawa e hoko whenua hei tuku mahi ki te hunga kaimahi, ā, whiwhi mahi ai hoki hei hoko whenua ā tōna wā. 