Henare Tomoana
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Henare Tomoana was a prominent Māori leader and politician from the Hawke's Bay area in the North Island, New Zealand. He was of Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Te Whatu-i-Apiti tribal lineage. In 1879 he w
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Portrait of Tomoana by Samuel Carnell, 1873.
Henare Tomoana's funeral, 1904
Battle of Te Pōrere
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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
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…succeeded in driving Te Kooti from Te Ponanga near Lake Rotoaira. On 4 October, he led the Ngāti Kahungunu contingent against Te Kooti's redoubt at the Battle of Te Pōrere. The battle was a joint effort by Tomoana, Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui of Te Arawa, and Major Thomas McDonnell who led the government forces. The storming…
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