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Ōpepe Memorial

Group of white headstones on grass area surrounded by trees and bush
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At Ōpepe, on the Napier-Taupo Road, is a tiny cemetery containing five graves. Two of the graves contain the bodies of nine members of the Bay of Plenty Cavalry killed in a surprise attack by Te Kooti's followers on 7 June 1869. The other three graves are of Pākehā settlers who died after the New Zealand Wars had ended.

The original tōtara headboards were repaired and renovated in 2010.

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Attack on Ōpepe – roadside stories

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Images: Department of Conservation

How to cite this page

Ōpepe Memorial, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/opepe-memorial, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated

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