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The Battle of O-Rākau, from 31 March to 2 April 1864, signalled the
end of the Colonial Land Wars in the Waikato, which had raged since
Governor Grey invaded the Waikato in July 1863. O-Rākau, close to the
Pūniu River east of Kihikihi, was the site of heavy Māori casualties, as
warriors from Ngāti Maniapoto, Tūhoe and Ngāti Raukawa sought to
block the British troops southward advance.
Battle of O-Rākau
Heritage Society
150th Commemoration – remembering those who
fought and fell
150th
COMMEMORATION
$10,000
TRUST WAIKATO DONATION 2013
Honouring their ancestors - 150th commemoration
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5,000
ATTENDED COMMEMORATION
