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Wiremu Kingi te Rangitake's pa

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200

View of Wiremu Kingi te Rangitake's pa at Waitara, 9 March 1861. Watercolour by the Commanding Officer of the 57th Regiment, Henry James Warre.

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-236-020
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Puketakauere battle scene today

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200

British forces suffered their worst defeat of the Taranaki War at Puketakauere pa near Waitara on 27 June 1860. Like many sites associated with the New Zealand Wars, Puketakauere today seems little more than another piece of farmland. There are few obvious reminders of the carnage that took place when 30 British soldiers were killed in a failed attempt to storm the pa.

Camp Waitara painting

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200

Justin McCarthy's painting, Camp Waitira, shows Pukekohe Camp at Waitara.

Following the declaration of martial law in February 1860 British troops occupied the disputed land at Waitara. Camp Waitara was established under the command of Major Thomas Nelson and occupied by men of the 65th Regiment.

Fighting commenced nearby in March 1860 when Maori built Te Kohia pa.

Donald McLean

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200

Biography of politician Donald McLean

Waitara war memorial

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 +1200

Waitara war memorial.

Ron Lambert, 2006

Site	Style	Ornamentation	Unveiling Date	No of Dead
intersection	cross	sword	25-April-1924	36