Image: Robert Reid Parris – Civil commissioner in Taranaki 1865 to 1875. Early in the morning, Major McDonnell returned to Waingongoro with 12 troopers of the Wanganui Yeomanry Cavalry. He was warned by others that an ambuscade awaited him along this route, and he ordered 30 Colonial and 20 Maori infantry to join him, before setting…
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150 years ago today, McDonnell’s Campaign Begins. By Dave Rudd and Ivan Bruce
Image:The location of Pokaikai, shown in an extract from a campaign map 1861 – 1869, showing the location of British and AC redoubts and Maori pa and papakainga destroyed or attacked during the Taranaki land wars. 150 years ago today the colonial forces based in South Taranaki converged upon the redoubts at Manawapou, with the…
Previous entries – 150 years ago today by Ivan Bruce (January 12 2016) Taiporohenui
Image: The gateway to Taiporohenui Marae, with Whareroa in the background. Image: Ivan Bruce 2014. Other entries can be found on the Heritage Taranaki Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/Heritage-Taranaki-Incorporated-928047640593463/?ref=bookmarks Taiporohenui. Dave Rudd who usually produces this work has been unwell recently, and as this month marks the 150th anniversary of a number of important events in the Taranaki…
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