Ngāti Toa
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Ngāti Toa, also called Ngāti Toarangatira or Ngāti Toa Rangatira, is a Māori iwi based in the southern North Island and the northern South Island of New Zealand. Ngāti Toa remains a small iwi with a p
Ngāti Toa Domain, Porirua
Looking south towards Cook Strait and the South Island from Kapiti Island
Wairau Affray
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The Wairau Affray of 17 June 1843, also called the Wairau Massacre and the Wairau Incident, was the first serious clash of arms between British settlers and Māori in New Zealand after the signing of t
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…Rangihaeata. Te Rangihaeata then killed the survey-party, who had surrendered, to avenge his wife's death in an act of utu. This became known as the Wairau Affray or until modern times, the Wairau massacre, as most of the Europeans were killed after the fighting had stopped. Following fighting in the Hutt Valley…
Wairau Memorial in Tuamarina cemetery
"Blenkinsop's Cannon" outside the Marlborough District Council offices in Blenheim
Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha
The location of the affray near Tuamarina, c. 1900