Personal details
Full Name:
- Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake, Wiremu Kingi
Lifetime:
- ?–13 Jan 1882
Biography
Te Ati Awa leader Wiremu Kīngi Te Rangitāke's refusal to give up his land at Waitara led to the outbreak of the Taranaki War. In later life joined the pacifist community at Parihaka.
Read more...Events In History
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17 March 1860First Taranaki War erupts at WaitaraThe opening shots of the first Taranaki War were fired when British troops attacked a pā built by Te Āti Awa at Te Kohia, Waitara. Read more...
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Main image: Wiremu Kingi te Rangitake's pa
View of Wiremu Kingi te Rangitake's Pa, 9 March 1861
