Nov 29, 2024 · This significant conflict took place at a small pa situated on an island near present-day Napier, pitting the local Ngati Kahungunu and their allies against a formidable coalition of …

Mar 4, 2023 · One of the Chiefs taken was Te Hapuku who was to pay a large part in the land sales of the Ahuriri block with Sir Donald Mclean. Reclamation work on the north-west side of …

Apr 7, 2025 · This year marks the 200 year anniversary of the Battle of Te Pakake, a pivotal moment in our region’s history that occurred in 1824. This significant conflict took place at a …

This painting shows the Pa on Maori Island (Te Pakake) in the centre and another on Gough Island (Te Koau) to the right. The fortifications were built on Gough Island after Maori Island …

Jerry Hapuku, Ngati Kahungunu kaumatua, chats to Hawke's Bay Today reporter Shea Jefferson about the treasured rock that sits on State Highway 2 near the Pekapeka wetlands South of …

A tract of shingle and asphalt neighbouring one of Napier ’s latest commercial developments has been the scene of a commemoration of a fierce tribal battle reputed to have cost hundreds of …

Oct 18, 2024 · Ka tangi aroha Tangi maioha koutou i tu ki Te Pa Tuwatawata Ko Pakake Kokiri wairua ki te kahui Ariki Piki mai kake mai, ngā karanga hapū o Ahuriri. This year marks the …

1800's Maori Land Wars Pre & @ AHURIRI Pa, TE PAKAKE. This article focuses on the lead up and description of the assault (1824) of the Ahuriri Pa TE...

Nov 27, 2024 · Pakake was a small island Pā in the Ahuriri estuary where Ngāti Kahungunu stood to defend its lands and people from a confederation of iwi armed with over 600 muskets.

A very short time after Te Wera and Pareihe had met at Te Mahia, the news came that Te Pakake had fallen.