Later campaigns Military_operation were aimed Aiming at quashing Removing the so-called Hauhau movement , an extremist part of the Pai Mārire religion , which was strongly opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to the alienation of Māori land and eager to strengthen Cause_change_of_strength Māori identity .

The country 's ubiquitous secret police force , the Securitate , which was both one of the largest in the Eastern Bloc and for decades had been the main suppressor of popular dissension , frequently and violently quashing political disagreement , ultimately proved incapable of stopping the looming , and then highly fatal and successful revolt .