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other engagement of the New
Zealand Wars—and the three-day-long
Battle of
Ōrākau (March–April 1864),
which became arguably the best-known
engagement of the...
- Worrall.
Presented in the Māori language, it
tells the
story of the
siege of
Ōrākau in 1864
during the New
Zealand Wars from the
perspective of two Māori teenagers...
- the
Hangitiki Valley to
defend Ngati Maniapoto bases. He was
encircled at
Ōrākau on 30
March 1864 and
forced to
withdraw to the
south on 1 April.
After their...
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neutralise the Kīngitanga's
power and influence.
Following their defeat at
Ōrākau in 1864, Kīngitanga
forces withdrew into the Ngāti
Maniapoto tribal region...
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neutralise the Kīngitanga's
power and influence.
Following their defeat at
Ōrākau in 1864, the
Kingites withdrew into the Ngāti
Maniapoto tribal region of...
-
major battles including the
Battle of
Rangiriri and a three-day
siege at
Orakau,
capturing the Kīngitanga
capital of Ngāruawāhia in
December 1863, before...
- Rangiriri, Ngāruawāhia,
Rangiaowhia (southwest of Cambridge),
Hairini Ridge and
Ōrākau (near Kihikihi), all
resulting in
defeat for the Kīngitanga forces. Eventually...
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occurred when the iwi
fought against the
settler government in the
battle of
Ōrākau in 1864. Rewi Maniapoto, who had some
tribal links to Tūhoe,
visited the...
- the Kīngitanga at
Ōrākau,
Cameron prepared to ****ault
Wiremu Tamihana's pā, Te Tiki o te Ihingarangi,
about 25 km
northeast of
Ōrākau near modern-day Lake...
- the
Battle of
Ōrākau. A few Ngāti Tūwharetoa men,
women and
children fought the
Colonials with
their fellow soldiers inside the
Ōrākau fortifications...
