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William Malone
William George Malone, commander of the Wellington Battalion, was one of New Zealand's outstanding soldiers of the Gallipoli campaign.
Puketakauere
This Te Ātiawa pā system was more than a match for British firepower and tactics during the First Taranaki War.
Pukerangiora Pā Historic Reserve
Pukerangiora Pā, high above the Waitara River, was besieged several times in the 19th century.
Taranaki South African War memorial
Trooopers' memorial for Taranaki residents who died in the South African (Boer) War
Report from Joseph Orton
Newspaper report confirming Tītokowaru's attendance at a Wesleyan missions meeting at Onehunga in 1858.
Moturoa battle plan
A map of the battlefield of Moturoa (1868) drawn by James Cowan in 1921.
Report of Tītokowaru meeting at Waihī
Report from the Wanganui Herald, 18 June 1867 of a meeting between Tītokowaru and local settlers at Waihī in south Taranaki.
Map showing Tītokowaru's southern Taranaki campaigns
Detail from map created by Howard Hill to show Colonel George Whitmore's campaigns in Taranaki in 1868-9
A return to peace - Tītokowaru's war
In late 1869 Tītokowaru had his third conversion to peace, after which his relationship with Te Whiti and Tohu Kākahi of Parihaka strengthened.
Taurangaika - Tītokowaru's war
Taurangaika measured 140 m across at its widest point and was without doubt Tītokowaru’s ‘most formidable fortress’.
Crisis of confidence - Tītokowaru's war
News of Te Kooti’s assault on Matawhero in Poverty Bay a few days after the defeat at Moturoa raised serious questions about the Armed Constabulary’s ability to protect settlers in outlying districts.
Turuturumōkai - Tītokowaru's war
In the pre-dawn darkness on Sunday 12 July 1868, 60 of Tītokowaru’s warriors led by Haowhenua bypassed the large colonial force at Waihī Redoubt and struck at nearby Turuturumōkai, which was garrisoned by 22 men
The war begins - Tītokowaru's war
In March 1868 Tītokowaru authorised a muru (punitive plunder) against Pākehā involved in the confiscation of land at Ketemarae (Normanby).
The year of the lamb - Tītokowaru's war
Tītokowaru proclaimed 1867 as ‘the year of the daughters … the year of the lamb’. His efforts for ‘reconciliation and peace’ were quite remarkable, given the events of the previous two years.
Early years - Tītokowaru's war
Tītokowaru’s commitment to missionary Christianity was showing signs of strain by the 1850s as a Māori nationalist movement emerged.
Tītokowaru's war
In the 1980s James Belich argued that Tītokowaru’s war had become a ‘dark secret’ of New Zealand history, ‘forgotten by the Pākehā as a child forgets a nightmare’. For Belich, Tītokowaru was ‘arguably the best general New Zealand has ever produced’.
The wars of Waitara - roadside stories
Many battles have been fought near the north Taranaki town of Waitara, including major conflict between Waikato war parties and the local Te Ātiawa people. In 1860 a dispute over land ownership at Waitara led to the First Taranaki War between Māori and the government.
Taranaki memorials
Click on pins to find links to memorial pages. Zoom in to find exact locations using Satellite, Map or Street views. Memorials are also listed below the map or you can see them in an image gallery. See memorials from all other regions here, or follow links on right.
Taranaki wins the Ranfurly Shield, 1957
Taranaki captain Peter Burke celebrates taking the Ranfurly Shield off Otago in 1957.
Marsland Hill NZ Wars memorial
Marsland Hill New Zealand Wars memorial in New Plymouth.

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