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Greerton war memorial
War memorial wall and flagpole at Greeton, Tauranga
Pāpāmoa
The Pāpāmoa pā complex in western Bay of Plenty records how Polynesian settlers became the Māori people who encountered Europeans.
Te Ranga NZ Wars memorial
The New Zealand Wars battle site of Te Ranga is located in a paddock on Pyes Pa Road (SH36) near the corner of Joyce Road, about 10 km south of the centre of the Bay of Plenty city of Tauranga. Here, on 21 June 1864, British forces decisively defeated local Māori. The heavy British defeat at Pukehinahina (Gate Pā) on 29 April 1864 shocked New Zealand’s European settler community, and its military and political establishment.
The wreck of the Rena in historical context
On 5 October 2011 the MSC-chartered, Liberian-flagged container ship Rena astonished local mariners by grounding on the clearly marked Astrolabe Reef in the Bay of Plenty. Some fear New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster is in the making.
The Elms mission station
The Elms mission house at Tauranga
Tauranga mission cemetery
Mission Cemetery – also known as Military, or Old Military, Cemetery – is the oldest European burial ground in the Bay of Plenty city of Tauranga. It is thought to contain the remains of about 100 imperial and colonial troops and 14 Māori warriors who died while on active service in the Tauranga district during the New Zealand Wars.
Hēnare Taratoa
Hēnare Taratoa, lay preacher. Killed at Te Ranga, 21 June 1864
Surrender of Ngāi Te Rangi
Scene at Tauranga in July 1864, with Ngāi Te Rangi bringing in their arms and weapons captured from British soldiers at the battle of Gate Pā
General Cameron at Gate Pā
General Cameron with soldiers of the Colonial Defence Force
Tauranga in 1864
Photo of Tauranga around the time of the battle of Gate Pā
Sketch of Gate Pā
View of the trenches at Gate Pā
Plan of Gate Pā
Sketch of Pukehinahina (Gate Pā)
Plan of attack on Gate Pā
Map showing the disposition of the forces just before the attack on Pukehinahina (Gate Pā) on 29 April 1864.
Rāwiri Puhirake NZ Wars memorial
Rāwiri Puhirake led Ngāi Te Rangi in the defence of Gate Pā and later Te Ranga, where he was killed on 21 June 1864
Further information - war in Tauranga
Links and further reading about the war in Tauranga
The fighting ends - war in Tauranga
By the end of July the Tauranga war was over. Most Ngāi Te Rangi warriors accepted peace and handed over weapons, although many of these were old and of such poor quality as to be virtually worthless.
Te Ranga - war in Tauranga
Unlike at Gate Pā, where the British assault had been concentrated at two points, at Te Ranga the British were able to attack all along the line of trenches.
British soul searching - war in Tauranga
British soul-searching after the defeat at Gate Pā did not begin with an acknowledgement of the superior tactics and capability of their enemy.
Gate Pa - war in Tauranga
Gate Pā was a major disaster for the British military who suffered twice the casualties of the Maori defenders
Invitation to war - war in Tauranga
The Ngāi Te Rangi leader Rāwiri Puhirake had resisted Wiremu Tāmihana’s request for help during the war in Waikato for fear that this would lead to bloodshed in Tauranga. The arrival of British troops in his territory caused him to reconsider his neutrality.

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