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… Waikato and Ngāti Maniapoto forces invaded Taranaki, taking Pukerangiora pā, a Te Āti Awa stronghold, in December 1831. The siege of Pukerangiora had a devastating impact on Te Āti Awa, with many killed in the most horrible …
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Part of story: Te Āti Awa of Wellington
… an attack on Te Kohia. Cannon and rocket fire damaged the palisades. Te Āti Awa returned fire, causing the British to … sap Major-General Pratt’s strategy in attacking the pā of Pukerangiora was to build a long sap (covered trench) along … a defensive line of pā protecting the historic hill pā at Pukerangiora, overlooking the Waitara River. End of the war …
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Part of story: New Zealand Wars
… was Piriraukura. During his early life Te Kirikūmara took part in many of the intertribal wars involving his people. … 1831 when the Waikato tribes invaded Taranaki and captured Pukerangiora pā, on the Waitara River. Te Kirikūmara escaped from Pukerangiora. He took part in a revenge attack against the …
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… he was the son of Te Rangiwhētiki. Through his mother, Pakanga, he was an influential chief in Ngāti Te Whiti hapū … Tūkorehu of Ngāti Maniapoto and his war party to escape to Pukerangiora pā, on the Waitara River, about 1820. Te … were planning to avenge their defeats at Motunui and Pukerangiora. Many of those who had assisted Te Rauparaha to …
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… to hurt Kīngi. Though officials knew that Kīngi was the paramount chief and Te Teira had no right to sell the land, … to the present six of Ngāti Rāhiri, Ōtaraua, Manukorihi, Pukerangiora, Puketapu and Ngāti Te Whiti. …
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Part of story: Te Āti Awa of Taranaki
… eldest son of a Waikato warrior chief, Te Rauangaanga, and Parengāope of Ngāti Koura. He belonged to the senior chiefly … a Ngāti Maniapoto leader whose war party was besieged at Pukerangiora, on the Waitara River, by Taranaki tribes. In … for his advice. Te Rauparaha directed him south to Pukerangiora, to avoid a Taranaki army to the north. Te …
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… musket wars In 1821 Waikato expelled Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha from Kāwhia after much intertribal fighting between … year Waikato under Te Wherowhero sought to attack Te Rauparaha at Ōkoki in North Taranaki. Te Rauparaha sent out a … Island). In 1831–32 Te Wherowhero of Waikato captured Pukerangiora, a Te Āti Awa pā in north Taranaki. At Ngāmotu …
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Part of story: Musket wars
… Richard (Dicky) Barrett's date and place of birth, and his parents' names, are unknown. It is possible that he was born … on a trading ship. After four years' trading in the Pacific, Barrett had become mate and shareholder in the 60 … came in 1831–32. After the siege and capture by Waikato of Pukerangiora, Te Āti Awa withdrew to Ōtaka pā, Ngāmotu. …
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… was leader of those hapū to which Te Wharepōuri principally belonged – Ngāti Tāwhirikura and Ngāti Te Whiti of Te … Great numbers of Taranaki people were killed by Waikato at Pukerangiora, and many survivors took refuge with Te … own leaders, joined the migration: Puketapu, Manukorihi, Pukerangiora, Ngāti Rāhiri, Kaitangata, Ngāti Tū, Ngāti …
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… Toa. Until the early 1820s Te Kaeaea was overshadowed by Raparapa and Tūpoki; after their deaths in battle in 1821, Te … forces again invaded Taranaki, taking the important pā Pukerangiora. Many refugees took shelter with Te Wharepōuri …
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… Waiōhua people. Te Kawau's grandfather was Tuperiri, principal leader of Te Taoū hapū of Ngāti Whātua who overran the … land'. In 1821 this expedition left Oneonenui, southern Kaipara, for the lower Waikato, where it was joined by Ngāti … hapū. Other Te Āti Awa helped the war party to escape to Pukerangiora, the main Te Āti Awa pā. The siege that …
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… Taku's widow, Kauhoe, of Ngāti Mutunga, and adopted her son Paremata Te Wahapiro , also known as Te Kiore. Their son, … of Hūria Mātenga , later celebrated for her heroism. Other partners are mentioned in some accounts, including his … to help Te Āti Awa when they were attacked by Waikato at Pukerangiora pā, on the Waitara River. Te Pūoho joined Te …
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… novels have been made into movies – The s carecrow (1981), Pallet on the f loor (1984), Came a h ot Friday (1985), … locals who thought they recognised themselves in his novels Paradise Bay and The little c ountry . Ronald Hugh Morrieson … of more than 15 important pā sites. Pā at Ōkoki, Urenui, Pukerangiora, Te Awa-te-Take, Koru and Turuturumōkai might …
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Part of story: Taranaki region
… his age was estimated as 30 in 1834. The names of his parents are unknown. He may have been descended from the … hapū of Te Ati Awa. His wife was Tawhiti, niece of Te Rauparaha of Ngāti Toa; they had three children. The ancestral … out. In revenge for their defeat at Motunui, Waikato took Pukerangiora pā, near Waitara, in 1831. After this disaster …
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… Te Puni was involved with Te Wharepōuri in the defence of Pukerangiora pā against the Taranaki people and some … where Te Puni had cultivations. They later moved in two parties, one overland and one by canoe, to Ōkiwi, on the … shore of Te Whanganui-a-Tara, and then around the coast to Palliser Bay. They arrived in Wairarapa after the people of …
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… Rangihikitanga, Hinu, Kararaina, Pirihira and Raimipaha. Te Awa-i-taia was a leader of Ngāti Māhanga, whose … home was on the Waipā River. As a young man he led a war party that drove Ngāti Koata south from Whāingaroa (Raglan … of Ngāti Tama and took a leading part in the battle of Pukerangiora. In 1833 or 1834 Te Awa-i-taia was introduced …
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