Story: Tauranga Moana

Site of battle of Te Ranga

Site of battle of Te Ranga

Tauranga Māori were finally defeated at the battle of Te Ranga on 21 June 1864. One hundred years later the Historic Places Trust put this marker on the site.

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Te Awanuiārangi Black, 'Tauranga Moana - From Gate Pā to the present', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/3881/site-of-battle-of-te-ranga (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Te Awanuiārangi Black, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017