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History of Canterbury Region
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The history of the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand dates back to settlement by Māori people in about the 14th century.
A bullock wagon in the Canterbury region in the 1880s.
A bullock wagon in the Canterbury region in the 1880s.
Building damage in Worcester Street, corner Manchester Street, with ChristChurch Cathedral in the background. (September 2010)
Building damage in Worcester Street, corner Manchester Street, with ChristChurch Cathedral in the background. (September 2010)
A store damaged in the February 2011 earthquake.
A store damaged in the February 2011 earthquake.
Pyne Gould Corporation Building, 24 February 2011
Pyne Gould Corporation Building, 24 February 2011
Kaiapoi Pā
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Kaiapoi Pā is a historic pā site just north of the Waimakariri River in Canterbury, New Zealand. The pā was a major centre of trade and nobility for Ngāi Tahu in the Classical Māori period.
History of Canterbury Region
…the Ngāti Mamoe by the sons of the chief Tu Rakautahi. It was he who in the early years of the 18th century fixed the headquarters of the tribe at Kaiapoi Pā (near present-day Kaiapoi), choosing the site mainly for its good defensive position on a promontory of dry land almost entirely surrounded by swamps…
Monument on the pā site, erected in 1898
Monument on the pā site, erected in 1898
The inscription on the monument
The inscription on the monument
Panorama of the Kaiapoi Pā site in 2021, taken from the position of the monument looking north. The tree on the left is close to the position of the H
Panorama of the Kaiapoi Pā site in 2021, taken from the position of the monument looking north. The tree on the left is close to the position of the Huirapa gate. The former earthworks of the pā are visible as undulations in the ground.