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Battle of Te Ranga, 1864 (Event)

SummaryOn June 21, 1864, at Te Ranga, Tauranga Māori faced Crown forces in a significant battle following the earlier conflict at Pukehinahina (Gate Pā). British troops, led by Colonel Greer, encountered Māori constructing fortifications and rifle pits, prompting intense fighting. The reinforced British forces eventually breached the defenses, forcing Māori to retreat into the bush. Approximately 150 Māori were killed, including many prominent chiefs like Rawiri Puhirake, whose body was later reinterred at the Mission Cemetery. Many wounded Māori were taken prisoner, and some died from their injuries.

Participants in the assault:
43rd Monmouth Light Infantry
68th Durham Light Infantry
1st Waikato Militia

Some participants in the repulse:
Ngāi Te Rangi
Ngāti Ranginui
Te Whakatōhea
Ngāti Rangiwewehi
Ngāti RaukawaDate of Event21 June 1864SourcesBay of Plenty Times. (1924, June 21). An important anniversary: Battle of Te Ranga. p. 5.Bay of Plenty Times. (1955, June 21). The battle of Te Ranga by H. Kellett.Bay Sun. (1977, June 18). Battle was brief and bloody.Cowan, 1983, 'Plan of attack on the Te Ranga Entrenchments', as cited in Stokes, Evelyn. (1990). Te Raupatu o Tauranga Moana: The Confiscation of Tauranga Lands. p. [32].Daily Southern Cross. (1864, June 23). Four officers wounded…June 21. p. 4.Great Britain. War Office. (1864). Journals of the Deputy Quartermaster General in New Zealand: from the 24th December, 1861 to the 7th September 1864.Mair, Gilbert. (1926). The story of Gate Pā. p. 27-28.Ninety Years Ago on a Tuesday a Full-Scale War Ended HereReports on the social and political state of the Natives in various districts at the time of the arrival of Sir G.F. Bowen. (1868, Session I, A-04). House of Representatives.Looking Down the Barrel of History: the battle of Te Ranga

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Te Ranga cairn unveiling 1964

Pei Te Hurinui Jones at Te Ranga

Te Ranga - Mr Pei Te Huirinui

Te Ranga cairn unveiling 1964

Images of arms 1864

Tauranga Campaign: Images of arms (1864)

Tukutuku Panel - Kaokao 1993

Archive Collections

Papers of Henry Harpur Greer

Dame Evelyn Stokes papers

Lieutenant-Colonel Greer letter,1864

Photocopies of papers relating to Battle of Gate Pā and Battle of Te Ranga

Publication Collections

Tauranga Moana Māori Trust Board Collection

A Centennial History of Tauranga

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Greer, Henry Harpur, 1821-1886 (Person)

Harington, Philip, 1833-1896 (Person)

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Raupatu, 1864- (Event)

Battles at Pukehinahina (Gate Pā) and Te Ranga Centennial, 1964 (Event)

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Te Ranga Battle Site Historic Reserve Management Plan 1974

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Te Ranga after the battle, Tauranga

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Kaitiakitanga StatementPlease use taonga Māori materials provided by Te Ao Mārama: Tauranga City Libraries appropriately. This includes being respectful and mindful of the creator/s, as well as the mana and dignity of people, iwi and hapū group/s, and the environmental subjects depicted in the material.LicenseCC BY 4.0AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Battle of Te Ranga, 1864 (Event)

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MoanaTe AwanuiAwaKopurereruaWaimapuWakaMātaatuaTākitimuTe Arawa

Location

Map Address228, Pyes Pa Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga, 3112, New ZealandLocationPyes Pa RoadLatitude/Longitude^[1]

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Start here:Battle at Pukehinahina, 1864 (Event)PlacesTe Ranga Battle Site (Tauranga)Other Item(s)Papers of Crabbe familyPei Te Hurinui Jones at Te RangaKeywordsTe RangaNew Zealand WarsTaratoa, Henare Wiremu, 1830-1864Pukehinahina/Gate Pā (N.Z.), Battle of, 186468th Regiment, Durham Light InfantryTe Raupatu o Tauranga Moana

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