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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 30, 2019 16:10:47 GMT 12
WAITARA BATTLE SITES FOCUS OF LAND WARS COMMEMORATIONBattle sites around Waitara and particularly Te Kōhia pā - where the first shots of the New Zealand land wars were fired - will be the focus of commemorations of the conflict in Taranaki next month. "The war in Taranaki started on 17 March in 1860 and lasted for about 21 years. There were battles and conflicts taking place across the entire region during that time - at Te Kōhia near Waitara, Puketakauere, Mahoetahi, Waireka, and also Turuturu-mōkai, Te Ngutu o te Manu and Tauranga-ika in south Taranaki just to name a few...... www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/399879/waitara-battle-sites-focus-of-land-wars-commemoration
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