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Rangiriri Pā

Rangiriri Pā was a Kīngitanga defensive line of trenches and a central redoubt between the Waikato River and Lake Kopuera, strengthened in 1863 under the Waikato chief Te Wharepu. On 20 and 21 November 1863 more than 1,400 British troops under Lieutenant-General Duncan Cameron attacked about 500 defenders from Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Hauā and other Waikato tribes. Both sides lost heavily, and 183 Māori were taken prisoner after raising a white flag, which opened the Waikato to invasion and land confiscation.

Dated events and their evidence

• 1863 CE mainstream
  Te Wharepu directs work on the double-ditch line in early November source
• 1863 CE mainstream
  British assault on 20 November; 183 defenders taken prisoner next morning source
• 1995 CE mainstream
  Crown apologises to Waikato-Tainui for the invasion and confiscations source
• 2007 CE mainstream
  pā, Te Wheoro's Redoubt and Lake Karaka listed as a wāhi tapu area source
• 2016 CE mainstream
  pā site returned to Waikato-Tainui on 19 August source

Where

37.4275° S, 175.1296° E

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rangiriri
• https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/7720/7720

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