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Story: Ngāi Tahu

Ōnawe pā

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Ōnawe pā

This view towards the Ōnawe site shows the land access along the ridge of the peninsula. At low tide access was possible along the beach, where most of the Ngāi Tahu defenders were killed.

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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/1659/onawe-pa (accessed 4 June 2026).

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