gilbert mair

Personal details

Full Name:

Gilbert Mair

Lifetime:

10 Jan 1843–29 Nov 1923

Biography

Gilbert Mair

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.

Events In History

6 May 1869

Colonial 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...