Te Pōrere redoubt

Te Pōrere redoubt, which was ‘reconstructed’ by the Historic Places Trust around 1960.

The last major battle of the New Zealand Wars was fought at Te Pōrere, in the shadow of Tongariro, on 4 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 followers were killed and he lost the middle fingers of his left hand, Te Kooti avoided capture. 

New interpretation panels were unveiled at Te Pōrere in 2009 to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the battle.