battle for puketutu

The Northern War

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  The Northern War, fought in the Bay of Islands in 1845-46, was the first serious challenge to the Crown in the years after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Its opening shots marked the beginning of the wider North Island conflicts that are often referred to as the New Zealand Wars.

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• Page 4 - Puketutu and Te AhuahuMāori learnt an important lesson at Puketutu: the British were a formidable foe in open battle. This would influence Māori tactics in future