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Pukerangiora

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Pukerangiora

Pukerangiora was sited on elevated, steep cliffs above the Waitara River in Taranaki. In 1822 Waikato iwi managed to take the from Te Āti Awa after a three-month siege. Many defenders leapt into the river from the cliffs to escape capture.

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Basil Keane, Musket wars – Waikato, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38088/pukerangiora (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 23 May 2012.