Events In History
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17 June 1843The Wairau incidentAlso known as the ‘Wairau Affray’ and ‘Wairau Massacre’, this was the first serious clash of arms between Māori and British settlers after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Four Māori and 22 Europeans were killed. Read more...
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The Wairau incident
On 17 June 1843, 22 European settlers and four Māori were killed when an armed party of New Zealand Company settlers clashed with Ngāti Toa over the purchase of land in the Wairau Valley, near modern-day Blenheim.
- Page 3 - Violence eruptsWhen Te Rauparaha and Te Rangihaeata told William Wakefield to stop the survey, he instructed his brother Arthur to ignore their
War in Wellington
In 1846 fighting broke out in the Wellington region as the Ngāti Toa chief Te Rangihaeata backed local Maori opposed to European settlement in the Hutt Valley. The campaign claimed few lives and Ngāti Toa resistance in the region was effectively ended as a result.
- Page 6 - Last battlesIn mid-1846, Governor George Grey decided to neutralise the Ngāti Toa threat in the Wellington region by arresting Te
Rangi Topeora
A signatory to the Treaty of Waitangi, Rangi Topeora was often referred to as the Queen of the South. She was a noted composer and mediator, and rejected European clothing throughout her life.
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Main image: Te Rangihaeata's pā at Pāuatahanui
Ground plan of Te Rangihaeata's pā at Pāuatahanui
