Te Pōrere redoubt.
The last major battle of the New Zealand Wars was fought at Te Pōrere, in the
shadow of Tongariro, in October 1869. This was a defensive position styled ineptly on a
European redoubt. Te Kooti was defeated by a combined force of Armed Constabulary and
Māori fighters ‘from all points of the compass’. Although 37 of his
warriors were killed, Te Kooti avoided capture but lost the two middle fingers of his
left hand.
New interpretation panels were unveiled at Te Pōrere in 2009
to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the battle.
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