Kōrero: Ngāi Tahu

Mahere o te pā o Kaiapoi

Mahere o te pā o Kaiapoi

I te wā o tōna whakaekenga e Ngāti Toa, ko Kaiapoi te pā nui rawa atu o Ngāi Tahu. E whakaatu ana te mahere nei, he repo kei ngā taha e toru, ka takoto he maioro ki te taha huaki. He nui ngā pū a Ngāti Toa i tō rātou whakaekenga. I te tau 1831-32, ka whakapaetia te pā e Ngāti Toa mō tētahi wā roa; i te weranga o āna tūwatawata, ka horo te pā.

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Reference: MapColl-834.44941hkcmf/1870/Acc5100
Pencil sketch by Alex Macdonald

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Te Maire Tau, 'Ngāi Tahu - Ngā riri ki a Ngāti Toa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/document/1679/mahere-o-te-pa-o-kaiapoi (accessed 30 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Te Maire Tau, i tāngia i te 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017