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All historical places
All 160 places on the map, grouped by region and listed in date order. Each links to its story; places marked Traveller open with a short summary.
Northland
Musket Wars (1807–1842)
- Battle of MoremonuiMoremonui, Kaipara coastc. 1807
- Ngāpuhi defeated by Ngāti Whātua at KaiparaKaipara district, Northland1807–08Traveller
- Burning of the BoydWhangaroa HarbourDecember 1809Traveller
- Taumatawhana Pā, HokiangaHokianga district, Northlandearly 19th centuryTraveller
- Hongi Hika returns armed from EnglandBay of Islands (returning via Sydney), Northland1820–1821
- Battle of Te Ika-a-RanganuiKaiwaka, KaiparaFebruary 1825Traveller
- Death of Hongi HikaWhangaroa, NorthlandMarch 1828Traveller
- The Girls' War at KororārekaKororāreka (Russell), Bay of IslandsMarch 1830
- He Whakaputanga — Declaration of IndependenceWaitangi, Bay of Islands28 October 1835Traveller
- Signing of te Tiriti o WaitangiWaitangi, Bay of Islands6 February 1840Traveller
- Treaty of Waitangi signed at MāngunguMāngungu Mission Station, Hokianga12 February 1840
New Zealand Wars (1843–1881)
- Attack on ŌtuihuŌtuihu, Bay of Islands30 April 1845Traveller
- Battle of ŌhaeawaiŌhaeawai, Northland1 July 1845
- Battle of PuketutuLake Ōmāpere, Northland8 May 1845Traveller
- Battle of Te AhuahuTe Ahuahu, near Ōhaeawai12 June 1845Traveller
- Sacking of KororārekaKororāreka (Russell)11 March 1845
- Tāmati Wāka Nene's pā at OkaihauOkaihau, near Lake Ōmāpere, NorthlandMay 1845Traveller
- Storming of RuapekapekaRuapekapeka, NorthlandJanuary 1846
Coromandel
Auckland
Musket Wars (1807–1842)
New Zealand Wars (1843–1881)
- Battle of MaukuMauku, near Pukekohe, Auckland23 October 1863Traveller
- Battle of Tītī HillTītī Hill, near Mauku, Waiuku road, Auckland23 October 1863Traveller
- Defence of Pukekohe EastPukekohe East, South Auckland14 September 1863Traveller
- Great South Road redoubts and Martin's Farm stockadeGreat South Road, Drury/Papakura/Ramarama corridor, Auckland1863Traveller
- Queen's Redoubt, PōkenoPōkeno, north Waikato/Auckland borderJune 1863Traveller
- Te Wairoa (Wairoa South), ClevedonClevedon (Te Wairoa / Wairoa South), Auckland1863, Waikato War periodTraveller
- Waiuku and Ngāti Te Ata during the Waikato WarWaiuku, Awhitu Peninsula, Auckland1863–64Traveller
Waikato
Musket Wars (1807–1842)
- Battle of HingakākāNgā Roto, near Ōhaupō, Waikatoc. 1780s–1807Traveller
- Battle near Lake Taharoa and the fall of KāwhiaNear Lake Taharoa, Kāwhia, Waikato1820-1821Traveller
- Maungatautari conflicts, Waikato-Ngāti Maniapoto expansionMaungatautari, Waikato1821Traveller
- Ngāti Toa leave Kāwhia — Te Heke Mai i RaroKāwhia Harbour1821–1822
- Siege of Matakitaki pāPirongia, WaikatoMay 1822
New Zealand Wars (1843–1881)
- Ngāruawāhia crowned as Kīngitanga capitalNgāruawāhia, WaikatoJune 1858Traveller
- Pōtatau Te Wherowhero raised as Māori KingNgāruawāhia, Waikato1858Traveller
- Abandonment of MeremereMeremere, Lower WaikatoOctober–November 1863Traveller
- Battle of RangiririRangiriri, Waikato20 November 1863
- Invasion of Waikato beginsMangatāwhiri, Lower Waikato12 July 1863Traveller
- Meremere RedoubtMeremere, Waikato River, Waikato1863Traveller
- Pukekawa district Waikato War fortificationsPukekawa, lower Waikato River, Waikato1863-64Traveller
- Te Teoteo's Pā (Meremere line)Whangamarino, Waikato1863Traveller
- Whangamarino RedoubtWhangamarino, near Meremere, WaikatoAugust 1863Traveller
- Alexandra Redoubt, PirongiaPirongia (formerly Alexandra), Waikato1864 (redoubts built); Alexandra Redoubt 1872Traveller
- Attack on RangiaowhiaRangiaowhia, near Te Awamutu21 February 1864Traveller
- Battle of HairiniHairini, near Te Awamutu22 February 1864Traveller
- Camp Cambridge / Star RedoubtCambridge, Waikato1864Traveller
- Pāterangi LinePāterangi, between Te Awamutu and the Waipā River, WaikatoJanuary-February 1864Traveller
- Siege of ŌrākauŌrākau, near Kihikihi31 March – 2 April 1864
- Te Kūiti and the King Country aukatiTe Kūiti, King Country1868-1872Traveller
Bay of Plenty
Musket Wars (1807–1842)
- Ngāpuhi reach Mokoia IslandMokoia Island, Lake Rotorua1823Traveller
- Ōhinemutu, Ngāti Whakaue village at RotoruaŌhinemutu, Rotorua, Bay of Plentyearly-mid 19th centuryTraveller
- Te Papa Mission Station, TaurangaTe Papa, Tauranga, Bay of Plentyfrom 1835Traveller
- Battle of Te TumuTe Tumu, Kaituna River mouth, near Maketū, Bay of Plenty1836Traveller
New Zealand Wars (1843–1881)
- Battle of Pukehinahina (Gate Pā)Tauranga29 April 1864
- Battle of Te KaokaoroaMatatā, Bay of Plenty28 April 1864Traveller
- Battle of Te RangaTe Ranga, near Tauranga21 June 1864
- Killing of Carl Völkner at ŌpōtikiŌpōtiki2 March 1865Traveller
- Killing of Carl Völkner at ŌpōtikiŌpōtiki, Bay of Plenty2 March 1865Traveller
- Pai Mārire and the death of VölknerŌpōtiki, Bay of PlentyMarch 1865Traveller
- Siege of Waerenga-a-HikaWaerenga-a-Hika, Poverty BayNovember 1865Traveller
- Invasion of Te Irihanga, KaimaiTe Irihanga, inland from Whakamarama, foothills of the Kaimai Range, TaurangaJanuary 1867Traveller
- Tauranga Bush CampaignKaimai/Whakamarama hinterland, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty1867-1870Traveller
- Colonial invasion of the UreweraUrewera, Waikaremoana area6 May 1869Traveller
- Siege of NgātapaNgātapa, inland GisborneJanuary 1869
- Te Kooti's raid on Whakatāne districtWhakatāne1869Traveller
- Confiscation at WaikaremoanaWaikaremoana1872–1875Traveller
Te Tairāwhiti / Gisborne
Musket Wars (1807–1842)
New Zealand Wars (1843–1881)
- 1865 fighting at Tokomaru BayTokomaru Bay1865Traveller
- Military camp at Te Poho-o-Rāwiri (Wilson's Redoubt)Turanganui, Gisborne1865–1866Traveller
- Ngāti Porou loyalist leadership under Rāpata WahawahaWaiapu district1865 onwardTraveller
- Siege of Pukemaire pāPukemaire, Waiapu district1865Traveller
- Battle of the Ruakituri RiverRuakituri River, near Te Rēinga8 August 1868Traveller
- Fighting at MakaretuMakaretu, near Ngātapalate 1868Traveller
- Skirmish at PaparatuPaparatu, inland Poverty Bay1868Traveller
- Te Kooti's landing at WhareongaongaWhareongaonga1868Traveller
- Te Kooti's raid at MatawheroMatawhero, GisborneNovember 1868Traveller
Taranaki
Musket Wars (1807–1842)
- Battle of MotunuiMotunui, north Taranaki1822Traveller
- Te Heke Tama-te-uaua – Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāti Tama migration southNorth Taranaki to Kāpiti Coast1820sTraveller
- Heke of Taranaki Whānui iwi to Kāpiti and WellingtonTaranaki to Te Whanganui-a-Tara1820s-1830sTraveller
- Defence of Ōtaka (Ngā Motu)Ngāmotu, New Plymouth1832Traveller
- Siege of PukerangioraWaitara River, Taranaki1831–1832
- Puketapu feud, Bell BlockBell Block, near New PlymouthAugust 1854Traveller
New Zealand Wars (1843–1881)
- Pekapeka block purchase dispute, WaitaraWaitara1859-1860Traveller
- Battle of MāhoetahiMāhoetahi, between Waitara and New Plymouth6 November 1860Traveller
- Battle of PuketakauereWaitara, Taranaki27 June 1860Traveller
- Battle of WairekaŌmata, near New Plymouth28 March 1860
- First shots at Te Kōhia pā, WaitaraWaitara, Taranaki17 March 1860Traveller
- Ōmata stockadeŌmata, near New Plymouth1860Traveller
- Siege of Te ĀreiAbove the Waitara River, TaranakiMarch 1861Traveller
- Battle of KatikaraKatikara River, Taranaki4 June 1863Traveller
- Eviction of Māori from TātaraimakaTātaraimaka, near New Plymouth12 March 1863Traveller
- Ōakura ambushŌakura, Taranaki4 May 1863Traveller
- Warea military engagements and redoubtWarea1860sTraveller
- Battle of Te Morere (Sentry Hill)Sentry Hill, near Waitara30 April 1864Traveller
- Capture of Kaitake pā and redoubtKaitake Range, near Ōakura25 March 1864Traveller
- Manutahi redoubt and Cameron's headquartersManutahi, near Pātea1865Traveller
- Pungarehu redoubt, near ParihakaPungarehu, near Parihaka1865Traveller
- Assault on Ōtapawa pāNear Kakaramea, South Taranaki13 January 1866Traveller
- General Chute's march around Mount TaranakiSouth Taranaki circling Mt TaranakiJanuary-February 1866Traveller
- Waihī redoubt, NormanbyNormanby, near Hāwera1866-1885Traveller
- Attack on Tūruturumōkai redoubtNear Hāwera, South Taranaki12 July 1868
- Ketemarae and the start of Tītokowaru's WarKetemarae, near Normanby9 June 1868Traveller
- Te Ngutu o te Manunear Ōkaiawa, South Taranaki7 September 1868
- Invasion of ParihakaParihaka, Taranaki5 November 1881
Hawke's Bay
Musket Wars (1807–1842)
New Zealand Wars (1843–1881)
- Battle of ŌmarunuiŌmarunui, near Napier12 October 1866Traveller
- Battle of ŌmarunuiŌmarunui, near Napier12 October 1866Traveller
- Pētane ambushPētane, near Napier12 October 1866Traveller
- Rēnata Kawepō and Ngāti Te Upokoiri loyalismŌmāhu, Hawke's Bay1860sTraveller
- Raid at MōhakaMōhaka, northern Hawke's BayApril 1869Traveller
- Trial and execution of Kereopa Te RauNapier5 January 1872Traveller
Whanganui & Manawatū
Musket Wars (1807–1842)
- Te Rauparaha and the Kāpiti-Horowhenua domainKāpiti Island / Lake Papaitonga, Horowhenua1820s-1840sTraveller
- The Amiowhenua expeditionManawatū and Whanganui districts1821–1822Traveller
- Battle of HaowhenuaTe Horo, near Ōtaki1834Traveller
- Rangiātea church, ŌtakiŌtaki1844-1851Traveller
- Muaūpoko–Ngāti Raukawa land dispute, HorowhenuaLake Horowhenua1822-1870sTraveller
New Zealand Wars (1843–1881)
- Rutland stockade, WhanganuiWhanganui1847Traveller
- Skirmish at St John's Wood, WhanganuiSt John's Wood, Whanganui19 July 1847Traveller
- Whanganui campaignWhanganui1847Traveller
- Battle of Moutoa IslandWhanganui River14 May 1864Traveller
- Battle of NukumaruNukumaru, near Whanganui1865Traveller
- Capture of Weraroa pāWeraroa, near Waitōtara21 July 1865Traveller
- Affair at Handley's Woolshed, Nukumarunear Nukumaru, Whanganui27 November 1868Traveller
- Battle of MoturoaNear Waitōtara, South Taranaki7 November 1868Traveller
- Battle of Te PōrereTe Pōrere, near Tongariro4 October 1869
- Tauranga Ika pā abandonedNear Nukumaru, South TaranakiFebruary 1869Traveller
Wellington & Wairarapa
Musket Wars (1807–1842)
- Battle of Waiorua, Kapiti IslandWaiorua Bay, Kapiti Island1824
- Ngā Ūranga and the Cook Strait migrationsNgā Ūranga, Wellington Harbour1820sTraveller
- Pito-one (Petone) settlement of Ngāti MutungaPetone, Wellington Harbourc.1824–1835Traveller
- Te Whatanui's protection of MuaupokoHorowhenua / Lake Horowhenuac.1830s–1840sTraveller
- Battle of HaowhenuaŌtaki, Kāpiti Coast1834Traveller
- Battle of KuititangaWaikanae, Kāpiti CoastOctober 1839Traveller
- Te Aro, Pipitea and Kumutoto pā, WellingtonWellington Harbour foreshore1820s–1840sTraveller
New Zealand Wars (1843–1881)
- Attack on Boulcott's FarmLower Hutt, Wellington16 May 1846Traveller
- Attack on Boulcott's FarmHutt Valley, Wellington16 May 1846
- Battle of Battle Hill (Horokiri)Horokiri Valley, Pāuatahanui6 August 1846Traveller
- Capture of Te Rauparaha at Taupō pāPlimmerton23 July 1846Traveller
- Paremata barracks and Porirua defencesPorirua Harbour entrance1846–1847Traveller
Nelson & Marlborough
Musket Wars (1807–1842)
New Zealand Wars (1843–1881)
West Coast
Canterbury
Musket Wars (1807–1842)
- Kai Huānga feud within Ngāi TahuBanks Peninsula / Canterburyc.1820sTraveller
- Ngāti Toa raids into North Canterbury (Ōmihi)Ōmihi, North Canterburyc.1828–1832Traveller
- Ripapa Island pā (Taununu's pā)Lyttelton Harbour, Banks Peninsulaearly 19th centuryTraveller
- The brig Elizabeth at TakapūnekeTakapūneke, Akaroa HarbourNovember 1830Traveller
- Fall of Kaiapoi pāKaiapoi, North Canterbury1831–1832Traveller
- Attack on Onawe pāAkaroa Harbour, Banks Peninsula1832Traveller