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Paremata barracks
Near the Mana Cruising Club in Ngatitoa Domain are the remains of the Paremata barracks, a turreted two-storey stone structure built on Governor Grey’s instructions in 1846.
Taupō pā, Plimmerton
Painting of Te Rauparaha's Taupō pā by George Angas, painted in 1844.
Maraenuku pā
Samuel Brees painting of the now destroyed Maraenuku pā in Lower Hutt
War in Wellington map
This map shows the location of key sites from the 1846 War in Wellington, one of the opening campaigns of the New Zealand Wars. See also our related free app for iPhones and for Android devices
Eight killed in attack on Boulcott Farm
Six soldiers were killed and two more Europeans were mortally wounded when Ngāti Haua-te-rangi leader Te Mamaku attacked the British post at Boulcott's Farm in the Hutt Valley.
Honiana Te Puni NZ Wars memorial
This memorial stands in the Te Puni Street urupā – burial ground – in Petone. It commemorates prominent Te Ātiawa leader Honiana Te Puni’s ‘unbroken friendship’ with Pākehā.
Hutt Valley NZ war sites map
This map of the Hutt Valley shows the location of stockades and scenes of engagement in 1846.
Fort Richmond near Hutt River
This 1845 painting shows Fort Richmond, beside the Hutt River
The fight at Battle Hill
This 1846 painting shows troops advancing up Battle Hill to attack Te Rangihaeata's men.
Painting of Boulcott's stockade in the Hutt Valley
1846 painting showing Boulcott's stockade in the Hutt Valley.
Painting of Te Rangihaeata's pā at Pāuatahanui
Painting of Te Rangihaeata's pa at Pauatahanui
1846 map of Wellington war sites around Pauatahanui
This map of Porirua and Pāuatahanui Inlet shows the location of Paremata Fort and Rangihaetea's two pā, one on the shore and the other on Battle Hill
Te Rangihaeata's pa at Pauatahanui
Ground plan of Te Rangihaeata's pa at Pāuatahanui
Bugler Allen painting
Painting of Bugler William Allen sounding his horn to give warning during the attack on Boulcott's Farm, Hutt Valley.
Last battles - war in Wellington
The arrest of Te RauparahaIn mid-1846, Governor George Grey decided to neutralise the Ngāti Toa threat in the Wellington region by arresting Te Rauparaha. Despite the fact that he had encouraged Maori to leave the Hutt Valley, Grey did not trust Te Rauparaha to remain neutral. He believed that removing Te Rauparaha from the area would weaken Ngāti Toa and assert his authority over the chief’s mana. He also wanted to avoid forcing Te Rauparaha into a choice between his nephew and the settlers.
An escalation of violence - war in Wellington
In autumn 1846 fighting broke out in the Hutt Valley, most notably at Boulcott's Farm.
A line in the bush - war in Wellington
William Spain and the Ngāti Tama chief Te Kāeaea sought to mark a boundary between European and Māori land in the Hutt Valley.
Return to the Hutt Valley - war in Wellington
A key aspect of the New Zealand Company’s vision for planned settlement in New Zealand was the mix of town and country land on offer. Land was sold in lots of 101 acres – one acre of town land and 100 acres of country land. In this way, it was hoped, rural settlements would remain close-knit communities. It was soon apparent that Wellington lacked sufficient quantities of flat fertile land to realise this vision.
The Port Nicholson purchase
Port Nicholson In September 1839 William Wakefield, the principal agent for the New Zealand Company, met Te Ātiawa chiefs Te Puni and Te Wharepōuri at Pito-one (Petone), on the northern shore of Port Nicholson (Wellington Harbour). After a deed for the purchase of Port Nicholson was signed, the goods forming the basis of the sale were divided into six lots and distributed by Te Puni to the main pā around the harbour.
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.
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