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Te Ruapekapeka pā today

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Te Ruapekapeka pā today

The scale of the fortifications at Te Ruapekapeka can still be seen.

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Danny Keenan, New Zealand Wars – Northern War, 1845–1846, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/36901/te-ruapekapeka-pa-today (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Danny Keenan, published 11 June 2012, updated 29 November 2022.