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
Wairau Memorial in Tuamarina cemetery
"Blenkinsop's Cannon" outside the Marlborough District Council offices in Blenheim
Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha
The Hutt Valley campaign was an armed conflict in the lower North Island of New Zealand between indigenous Māori and British settlers and military forces in 1846. The campaign was among the earliest o
Ngāti Toa Maori chief Te Rangihaeata, 1840. Artist: Charles Heaphy
George Grey, 1854. Artist: George Richmond
Boulcott's Stockade and military graves, Hutt Valley, 1846. Artist: Lt George Hyde Page, 58th Regiment
Ngati Haua-te-Rangi chief Hemi Topine Te Mamaku. Artist: Gottfried Lindauer