capital. By 1859, Ngati Whatua Orakei, who sold a further 13,200 acres (5,342 hectares) to the Crown, had lost most of their remaining land through speculators. The 700-acre Orakei block was all that remained. Within a century, this too was compulsorily acquired by the Crown (apart from a cemetery).

Apihai Te Kawau spoke publicly against land sales and in order to safeguard a small amount of land in Orakei for future generations, and Te Kawau obtained a Crown