- Te Ruki
Kawiti (1770s – 5 May 1854) was a
prominent Māori
rangatira (chief). He and Hōne Heke
successfully fought the
British in the
Flagstaff War in 1845–46...
-
Kororareka was
erected in
January 1858 at the
direction of
Kawiti's son
Maihi Paraone Kawiti, as a
signal to
Governor Thomas Gore Browne, that
Maihi did...
- Māori
warriors of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe), led by Hōne Heke and Te Ruki
Kawiti,
during the
Flagstaff War in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. The battle...
-
Paraone Kawiti petitioned Governor Thomas Gore
Browne for
European settlers to
establish a town in the area.
Browne was
pleased at
Kawiti's offer but...
- Māori in the
context of the time. The
actions of Hōne Heke and Te Ruki
Kawiti in 1844
reflect the
controversy that
began soon
after the
treaty was signed...
-
three hundred men;
Kawiti joined Heke
towards the end of
April with
another hundred and
fifty warriors.
Opposing Heke and
Kawiti were
about four hundred...
-
local Ngāpuhi
tribe of Māori on one side, and
other Ngāpuhi, led by Te Ruki
Kawiti, a
prominent rangatira (chief), on the
other side. The
battle was notable...
-
Maihi Paraone Kawiti (1807–21 May 1889) was a New
Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, he
identified with the Ngāti Hine hapū of the Ngāpuhi iwi. He...
- had been
denied to FitzRoy,
attacked and
occupied Kawiti's fortress at Ruapekapeka,
forcing Kawiti to retreat. Heke's
confidence waned after he was wounded...
- by Hōne Heke and Te Ruki
Kawiti,
during the
Flagstaff War in the Bay of
Islands region of New Zealand.
After Heke and
Kawiti's sacking of the Bay of Islands...
