Te Āti Awa

Colonial troops attack Te Kohia over disputed Waitara land

📅 17 March 1860

British forces attacked Te Kohia pā after resistance to the disputed Waitara purchase. Wiremu Kīngi opposed the sale of land over which others also held rights. Colonial insistence on taking...

Māori forces defeat a British assault at Puketakauere

📅 27 June 1860

Māori defenders defeated British troops near Waitara during the First Taranaki War. Their use of terrain and prepared defenses supported resistance to colonial land acquisition. The victory...