Historical Organization
Ngāpuhi
Ngāpuhi
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Organization Timeline
Ngāpuhi cut down the British flagstaff at Kororāreka
📅 8 July 1844Te Haratua and other Ngāpuhi cut down the flagstaff that symbolized British authority. Hōne Heke’s movement protested the Crown’s growing power and threats to chiefly autonomy. Symbolic action against...
Ngāpuhi attack Kororāreka in the Northern War
📅 11 March 1845Forces associated with Hōne Heke and Te Ruki Kawiti attacked Kororāreka and cut down the British flagstaff again. The conflict challenged the extension of Crown authority. Māori were not a single...
Ngāpuhi defenses confront a British assault at Puketutu
📅 8 May 1845British forces attacked Puketutu during the Northern War. Māori defensive works and military strategy complicated the colonial advance. The conflict belonged to a struggle over authority after the...
Māori defenders repel the assault at Ōhaeawai
📅 1 July 1845A British assault on the pā at Ōhaeawai suffered severe losses. Defenders’ fortifications were designed to withstand artillery and expose attackers. The outcome challenges colonial claims of...
The battle at Ruapekapeka closes the Northern War
📅 11 January 1846British and allied Māori forces entered Ruapekapeka after a siege; fighting continued outside the pā. The war ended without a straightforward destruction of Ngāpuhi authority. Its sophisticated...