The Battle of Te Pōrere was an engagement that took place at Te Pōrere on 4 October 1869 in the Central Plateau region of New Zealand's North Island during Te Kooti's War. It was the last major engage
A view, looking north, of the upper redoubt at Te Pōrere
A drawing purported to be of Te Kooti, though there are doubts about this
A view of the lower redoubt; this was quickly captured by the attacking government and kūpapa forces in the early stages of the fighting
Captain John St George, killed during the attack on Te Kooti at Te Pōrere
The siege of Ngatapa was an engagement that took place from 31 December 1868 to 5 January 1869 during Te Kooti's War in the East Coast region of New Zealand.
Battle of Te Pōrere
…Te Kooti and his adherents skirmished with the local militia, the Armed Constabulary and Māori aligned with the government—known as kūpapa. After a defeat at Ngatapa in January 1869, Te Kooti moved into the interior of the central North Island, finding refuge initially in the Te Urewera ranges before moving to the…
Ngatapa pā, on the summit of the hill, scene of the four-day siege in January 1869