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Inscription

The inscription on the monument which marks the site of Kaiapoi refers to the fact that it was regarded as the main Ngāi Tahu stronghold.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Te Maire Tau, Ngāi Tahu – Wars with Ngāti Toa, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1657/inscription (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Te Maire Tau, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.