Battle at Pukehinahina, 1864 (event)

SummaryAlso known as:

The Battle of Gate Pā (Pukehinahina)

The Battle at Gate Pā and Te Ranga
A conflict within the New Zealand Wars (1843-1847 and 1860-1872). Part of the colonial invasion known as the Tauranga Campaign. The battle at Pukehinahina began the afternoon of April 28, 1864 with an artillery attack and concluded the following day after an assault on the Pā in the afternoon was successfully repelled, the defenders escaping undetected that same night.

Participants in the assault

The 43rd (Monmouthshire) Light Infantry

The 68th (Durham) Light Infantry

Royal Regiment of Artillery

Naval Brigade

Further members of the 12th, 14th, 40th and 65th Regiments

Te Arawa allies

Participants in the repulse

Ngāi Te Rangi

Ngāi Tamarāwhao

Ngāi Tukairangi

Ngāti Koheriki

Ngāti Ranginui

Okoheriki

PirirākauDate of Event29 April, 1864SourcesCowan, James (1955). The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume I (1845–64)Cowan, James (1956). The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume II: The Hauhau Wars, (1864–72)Mair, Gilbert (1926). The Story of Gate Pā, April 29th 1864Napier-Walker, Wendy Participants of the Battles of Gate Pā and Te Ranga 1864Ngātai, Hōri (1903). A Maori Survivor's Story: How the Ngaiterangi repulsed the Pakeha at the Battle of Gate PāWaitangi Tribunal (Reports)Wikipedia (Tauranga campaign) [a useful overview]Office of Treaty Settlements (Reports)Journal of the Tauranga Historical Society (1955-1989)Mikaere and Simons (2018). Victory at Gate Pā? : the battle of Pukehinahina-Gate Pā : 1864

Timeline

Timeline: Battle of Gate Pā 1864 by Cliff Simons

Stories - Events

Battles of Gate Pā and Te Ranga Sesquicentennial, 2014 (event)

Assailants in the Battle at Pukehinahina, 1864

Researching the Battles at Pukehinahina (Gate Pā) and Te Ranga (1864)

Timeline - Battles of Gate Pa and Te Ranga 1864 by Cliff Simons

Defenders in the Battle at Pukehinahina, 1864

Sesquicentennial of the Battles of Gate Pā/Te Ranga Art Exhibition (2014)

The Tauranga Campaign of 21 January 1864 to 21 June 1864 by John Osborne

The Battles of Gate Pa (Pukehinahina) and Te Ranga: a brief summary

Audio Visuals

Scribbles and scratchings (Horatio Robley in Ams 261): The Past and the Curious

Stories - Organisations

Ngai Te Rangi and the Battle of Pukehinahina (Gate Pa)

Publications

Participants of the Battles of Gate Pā and Te Ranga 1864

Archive Files

Papers relating to “The Story of Gate Pa” by Gilbert Mair

Audio Visual Files

Interview with Col. Bob Burt and Col. Alan Coster

Artworks

General Sir Duncan A. Cameron

The Gate Pā Flag comprises a white Christian cross on its left, a 4 pointed white star (ascending Star of Bethlehem) on its right and a downward white crescent (new moon) in the centre on a sacred red background.

Usage

Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.CopyrightTauranga City LibrariesLicenseCC BY 4.0AcknowledgementTauranga City Libraries, Battle at Pukehinahina (1864), https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/92148

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Battle at Pukehinahina, 1864 (event)