Personal details
Full Name:
- Gilbert Mair
Lifetime:
- 10 Jan 1843–29 Nov 1923
Biography
Served with distinction during the New Zealand Wars. Played a leading role in campaigns against Te Kooti, commanding an irregular contingent of loyalist Māori known as the Arawa Flying Column.
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6 May 1869Colonial troops invade the Urewera
The main purpose of the operation was to punish Tūhoe for supporting Te Kooti Rikirangi, whose ‘rebel’ force they had sheltered after it was defeated at Ngātapa, inland from Poverty Bay, in January. Read more...
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Main image: Captain Gilbert Mair and his Arawa Flying Column
Captain Gilbert Mair and his Arawa Flying Column at Rotokakahi Pa, Kaiteriria, in February 1870.