Record status: Source needed. The reconstruction is a visual interpretation, never evidence.
Location unconfirmed
The map point for this place has not been confirmed against a published reference yet. Treat it as indicative only.
Where
Ōrākau, near Kihikihi, Waikato.
What happened
About 300 defenders held the pā for three days as food, water and ammunition ran low. Asked to surrender, they are remembered as replying 'Ka whawhai tonu mātou, ake, ake, ake' — we will fight on, forever — though historians question both the exact words and who spoke them.