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Katikara memorial

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Katikara memorial

This memorial at the site of St George's redoubt, located on the coast about 20 kilometres south-west of New Plymouth, commemorates 20 Māori who died fighting at nearby Katikara on 4 June 1863.

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Ron Lambert, Taranaki region – Māori–Pākehā conflict, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/26104/katikara-memorial (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ron Lambert, published 23 February 2010, updated 1 August 2015.