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Whakarewarewa - Rotorua, New Zealand
in Maori Historic Sites
This was the site of the Maori fortress of Te Puia, first occupied around 1325, and known as an impenetrable stronghold never taken in battle.
posted by: paulspaper
location: New Zealand
date approved: 6/17/2008
last visited: 11/3/2010
N2.9 km
Oruawhata - Rotorua, New Zealand
A thermal area that was once a Maori burial site.
date approved: 6/21/2008
last visited: 1/29/2013
Tawharakurupeti: The Site of a Great Battle - Rotorua, New Zealand
This is the site of a great Maori battle approximately 200 years ago.
Nga Whakairo Tupuna - Rotorua, New Zealand
Ancestral Maori carvings to commemorate their gift of land in 1880.
last visited: 2/3/2011
N3.9 km
Ohinemutu - Rotorua, New Zealand
The historic Maori village of Ohinemutu.
SE10.8 km
Te Wairoa; a Maori buried village; New Zealand
Buried by volcanic activity in 1886 and partially excavated. Self guided tours take you inside some of the buildings.
posted by: CoinsAndPins
location: North Island, New Zealand
date approved: 1/26/2007
last visited: 1/28/2013
E12.7 km
Urupa (Maori Burial Ground) and Mausoleum - Punaromia, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
This urupa (Maori burial ground) and mausoleum is in a small forest on the shores of Lake Tarawera. Go to a trailhead at S38 11.842 E176 23.669 and follow the somewhat faint white tree markings that lead you up the hill to the site.
posted by: Trail Blaisers
date approved: 3/14/2013
last visited: 3/15/2013
SE48 km
Fort Galatea. Bay of Plenty. New Zealand.
Fort Galatea was a seasonal settlement for Maori before being established as a military redoubt in 1869.
posted by: Punga and Paua
date approved: 3/8/2010
last visited: 3/8/2010
N50.5 km
Gate Pa, Site of the Battle of Gate Pa
The Battle of "Gate Pa" (a "pa" is a fortified settlement) is probably the battle which made the greatest impact in the history of the New Zealand Wars.
posted by: Riblit
date approved: 11/4/2010
last visited: never
SW114.4 km
Te Porere Redoubt. Central Plateau. North Is. New Zealand.
Te Porere contains the earthworks of a Maori fortification built by the prophet and warrior Te Kooti and is the site of the last major engagement of the New Zealand Wars in October 1869.
date approved: 11/23/2008
last visited: 11/23/2008
