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Battle of Moturoa

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The television series The New Zealand Wars describes the unsuccessful attack on 7 November 1868 by George Whitmore’s troops, supported by Whanganui kūpapa (Māori allied with the government) led by Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, on the of Tītokowaru at Moturoa, near Waverley.

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Danny Keenan, New Zealand Wars – Tītokowaru’s War, 1868–1869, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/36934/battle-of-moturoa (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Danny Keenan, published 11 June 2012, updated 29 November 2022.