Ka Aowhia Te Rangi - 'A Rich History poorly known' Rangiaowhia was the site of one of the most horrific war crimes ever perpetrated by the crown against Māori in New Zealand's history. Situated just 4 km East of Te Awamutu on a ridge between two streams in the Waikato, it was for many years a thriving village and home to Ngāti Apakura and Ngāti Hinetu. Rangiaowhia…
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Ka Aowhia Te Rangi - 'A Rich History poorly known' Rangiaowhia was the site of one of the most horrific war crimes ever perpetrated by the crown against Māori in New Zealand's history. Situated just 4 km East of Te Awamutu on a ridge between two streams in the Waikato, it was for many years a thriving village and home to Ngāti Apakura and Ngāti Hinetu. Rangiaowhia was…
On the 31st of March, British forces numbering over 1600 soldiers attacked a small unfinished fortified pā - Ōrākau - located approximately 3.5 km south-east of Te Awamutu on Arapuni Road. It became a 3-day siege which arguably was one of the more well-known of the New Zealand Land Wars, and included many iwi from throughout Aotearoa including Ngāti Raukawa,…
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E Whawhai Tonu Ana Tātou – ‘We continue the fight’ On the 31st of March, British forces numbering over 1400 soldiers attacked a small unfinished fortified pā that housed approximately 300 Māori defenders, led by Rewi Maniapoto which included women and children. It became a 3-day siege that arguably became one of the more well-known of the New Zealand Land…
Bravo, Neu Zeeland presents one of the earliest and most significant overseas travel accounts written in Te Reo Māori – the diary of a visit to Vienna made by its author, Hemara Te Rerehau, and his Tainui kinsman, Wiremu Toetoe. In part, the diary is a report on the young men’s ‘OE’, recording visits to cathedrals, palaces, museums and the…
