Riwha Tītokowaru was a Taranaki Māori rangatira, military commander, general and religious leader. He is considered to be one of the most capable and influential military strategists in New Zealand hi
Tītokowaru (left) and Te Whiti during a trial of the latter in Wellington, 1886
The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side, and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other.
Tītokowaru
…Tītokowaru's War New Zealand Wars Marian Maguire, artist whose series Titokowaru's Dilemma depicts a dialogue between Tītokowaru and Socrates…
Memorial in the Auckland War Memorial Museum for all who died in the New Zealand Wars. "Kia mate toa" means to "die bravely", and is the motto of the Otago and Southland Regiment of the New Zealand Army. The flags are the Union Jack and the flag of the Māori defenders of Gate Pā.
Hōne Heke cuts down the flagstaff on Flagstaff Hill at Kororāreka.
Governor (and later Premier) Sir George Grey in the 1860s.
The gunboat Pioneer at Meremere during the Invasion of the Waikato.