Ruapekapeka, site of Kawiti's pā - Roadside Stories

During the Northern War of the mid-1840s Ngāpuhi leader Te Ruki Kawiti built a complex defensive pā at Ruapekapeka, with underground shelters protected by fortifications. After a two-week bombardment by British troops, Kawiti and his men abandoned the pā in December 1845. Its remains can still be seen today.
The Northern War,
www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/north...
Ruapekapeka pā,
www.teara.govt.nz/en/northland...
The Waiōmio valley,
www.teara.govt.nz/en/northland...
Te Ruki Kawiti,
www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographi...
Hōne Wiremu Heke Pōkai,
www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographi...
George Grey,
www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographi...
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Taonga puoro courtesy of Richard Nunns.
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