Ngā Pakanga

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Turning point

June 1858

Ngāruawāhia crowned as Kīngitanga capital

At a glance

When
June 1858
Where
Ngāruawāhia, Waikato · Waikato
Conflict
New Zealand Wars (1843–1881) · Kīngitanga - Māori King Movement
Involved
Kīngitanga (Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto and allied tribes)

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