Story: Ngāti Whātua

Moremonui commemorative plaque

Ngāti Whātua defeated Ngāpuhi, including their leader Hongi Hika, at Moremonui (an alternative spelling is used on the plaque) in 1807.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ngāti Whātua – European contact, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1202/moremonui-commemorative-plaque (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.