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Ruapekapeka Pā

Ruapekapeka Pā, south-east of Kawakawa in Northland, is a gunfighter pā built in 1845 by Te Ruki Kawiti of Ngāti Hine (Ngāpuhi), with trenches, palisades and underground shelters. After a two-week bombardment, British troops under Lieutenant Colonel Henry Despard, with Ngāpuhi allies led by Tāmati Wāka Nene, entered the nearly empty pā on 11 January 1846, ending the Northern War. Its earthworks are the best preserved battlefield of the New Zealand Wars.

Dated events and their evidence

• 1845 CE mainstream
  Te Ruki Kawiti and allies build the pā to resist cannon fire source
• 1845 CE mainstream
  British bombardment begins on 27 December source
• 1846 CE mainstream
  British and allied Ngāpuhi enter the pā on 11 January; Northern War ends source
• 1914 CE mainstream
  pā gazetted as a scenic and historic reserve source
• 1973 CE mainstream
  pā and British forward position gazetted as a historic reserve source

Where

35.4563° S, 174.1436° E

Sources

• https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/historic/by-region/northland/ruapekapeka-heritage-assessment.pdf
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ruapekapeka

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