Location: Opotiki

Carl Völkner was murdered at Opotiki on 2 March 1865, and five Maori were executed on 17 May 1866 for being implicated in the murder of the missionary. In 1993 the justice minister officially apologised to Te Whakatohea and the descendants of Te Whakatohea chief Mokomoko for the execution.

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