Chief among those issues was ( 1 ) the legality of the sale Commerce_sell of a block of land at Waitara , which had sparked Causation the first war , but Māori unrest was exacerbated by ( 2 ) a new land confiscation strategy launched Process_start by the Government and ( 3 ) the emergence of a fiery nationalist religious movement .

During and after the trial , questions were raised Bringing about the fairness and legality of the court-martial proceedings .