Upper Hutt
Articles
War in Wellington
In 1846 fighting broke out in the Wellington region when Ngāti Toa chief Te Rangihaeata backed local Maori opposed to European settlement in Hutt Valley. The campaign claimed few lives but effectively ended Ngāti Toa resistance in the region. Read the full article
Page 3 - Return to Hutt Valley
It was soon apparent that Wellington did not have enough flat fertile land. Attention turned back to the lower Hutt Valley as the best location for an agricultural
Page 4 - A line in the bush
William Spain and Ngāti Tama chief Te Kāeaea sought to mark a boundary between European and Māori land in Hutt
Page 5 - An escalation of violence
In autumn 1846 fighting broke out in Hutt Valley, most notably at Boulcott's
NZ's First World War horses
Between 1914 and 1916 the New Zealand government acquired more than 10,000 horses to equip the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. They served in German Samoa, Gallipoli, the Middle East and on the Western Front. Of those that survived the war, only four returned home. Read the full article
Page 2 - Acquiring horses for war
Between 1914 and 1916 the New Zealand government acquired more than 10,000 horses to equip the New Zealand Expeditionary
