Personal details
Full Name:
- Tāmati Wāka Nene
Lifetime:
- 1780?–4 Aug 1871
Tāmati Wāka Nene
Renowned Ngāpuhi chief, Tāmati Wāka Nene, was an early friend of Pākehā. He was one of its most influential supporters in the debate at Waitangi over the Treaty and he was among the first to sign.
Read more...Events In History
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11 March 1845The fall of KororārekaAfter about 500 Ngāpuhi warriors led by Kawiti and Hōne Heke attacked Kororāreka, its inhabitants were evacuated to the ships Victoria and Active. For the fourth and last time, the flagstaff on Maiki Hill was cut down. Read more...
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The Northern War
The Northern War, fought in the Bay of Islands in 1845-46, was the first serious challenge to the Crown in the years after the Treaty of Waitangi. Its opening shots marked the beginning of the wider North Island conflicts that are often referred to as the New Zealand Wars.
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Page 4 – Puketutu and Te Ahuahu
Māori learnt an important lesson at Puketutu: the British were a formidable foe in open battle. This would influence Māori tactics in future clashes
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Page 6 – The quest for peace
Grey assumed control on 18 November 1845. He believed that FitzRoy's negotiations were inconsistent with the interests of the British government. When talks broke down in early
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Page 7 – Ruapekapeka
Ruapekapeka may have been a tactical victory for the British, but many consider the outcome to have been a draw. Heke and Kawiti had escaped with their forces largely intact,
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Page 8 – Peace breaks out
Historian James Belich contends that Grey won the propaganda war and Kawiti and Heke won the real war on the battlefield. Others argue that Belich's revisionism goes too far
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Main image: Wāka Nene NZ Wars memorial
The headstone for Ngāpuhi leader Tāmati Wāka Nene at Christ Church, Russell
