Record status: Review needed. The reconstruction is a visual interpretation, never evidence.
Where
Waitara River, Taranaki, Taranaki.
What happened
A months-long Waikato siege ended in the fall of the cliff-top pā and terrible loss of life. The campaign accelerated Te Āti Awa migrations south to Kapiti and Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
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Sources
Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Pukerangiora pā (New Zealand Wars)
Records a three-month siege of Te Āti Awa by Waikato tribes at Pukerangiora in 1831, about 8 km inland from Waitara.
Open source ↗Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Pukerangiora pā (Taranaki region)
Places Pukerangiora on the cliffs above the Waitara River and records the Waikato invasion of Taranaki from 1831.
Open source ↗