Ōhaeawai
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Ōhaeawai is a small village at the junction of State Highway 1 and State Highway 12 in the Far North District of New Zealand, some 250 km from Auckland. The town of Kaikohe is 10.4 km to the west, and
St Michael's Church sits atop the pā site today in a pastoral setting
St Michael's Church, Ōhaeawai
Te Ruki Kawiti
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Te Ruki Kawiti was a prominent Māori rangatira. He and Hōne Heke successfully fought the British in the Flagstaff War in 1845–46.
Ōhaeawai
…where travellers recited a charm and placed a small offering, such as a branch or tuft of grass, in order to placate the spirits of that place. In 1845 Te Ruki Kawiti and Pene Taui fortified Taui's pā (fort), which British forces laid siege to in July that year. The outcome of the Battle of Ōhaeawai is considered to…
Te Ruki Kawiti far right, with his nephew Hōne Heke and Heke's wife Hariata