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    Te Whiti-o-Rongomai

    Te Whiti was a Taranaki leader and prophet. A resistance movement based at Parihaka was led by him and Tohu Kakahi. Te Whiti was arrested following the infamous raid on Parihaka by Armed Constabulary in 1881.

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1863 Māori force defeated at Koheroa

The British invasion force led by Lieutenant-General Duncan Cameron had its first significant encounter with Waikato Māori at Koheroa, near Mercer.

Image: New Zealand Wars map

How to cite this page: 'Māori force defeated at Koheroa', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/maori-force-defeated-at-koheroa, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 23-Sep-2011