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Rawiri Puhirake (? – 21 June 1864) was a New
Zealand tribal leader. Of Māori descent, he
identified with the Ngāi Te
Rangi iwi. He was
killed in the Battle...
- Māori were
killed or
fatally wounded,
including their commander,
Rawiri Puhirake. In late
January 1864
British commander General Duncan Cameron—at the time...
- Gate Pā in April,
where Māori defenders,
under the
leadership of
Rawiri Puhirake,
successfully repelled a
British ****ault,
inflicting significant casualties...
- and poet
Rawiri Paratene, New
Zealand actor, director, and
writer Rawiri Puhirake (died 1864), New
Zealand tribal leader Rawiri Taiwhanga, New
Zealand tribal...
- when
Puhirake was killed, his
force retreated.
British casualties were nine dead and 39 wounded. More than 100 of the
defenders –
including Puhirake – were...
- flow of arms to Waikato. To
resist further British encroachment,
Rawiri Puhirake ****embled a
force of 250 Māori at Gate Pā. On 29 April, the
British attacked...
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George Rhodes,
pastoralist (born 1816) 21 June (Battle of Te Ranga):
Rawiri Puhirake,
tribal leader Henare Wiremu Taratoa,
tribal missionary,
teacher and war...
