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The Elms mission house at Tauranga

General Cameron with soldiers of the Colonial Defence Force

View of the trenches at Gate Pā

Sketch of Pukehinahina (Gate Pā)

Map showing the disposition of the forces just before the attack on Pukehinahina (Gate Pā) on 29 April 1864.

Rāwiri Puhirake led Ngāi Te Rangi in the defence of Gate Pā and later Te Ranga, where he was killed on 21 June 1864

This memorial commemorates 26 men of the 43rd Regiment who were killed in action or died of wounds received at Pukehinahina (Gate Pā) and Te Ranga in mid-1864.

This memorial marks the burial site of 14 men from Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Whakatōhea, Tainui and Te Arawa who died of wounds received while defending their position at Te Ranga on 21 June 1864

Sash worn by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Booth of the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Light Infantry during the battle of Gate Pa, 28-29 April 1864.

An Armstrong RBL 9-pounder gun on a steel carriage. Armstrong guns were used during the New Zealand Wars, most notably during the bombardment of Gate Pa on 29 April 1864.

With substantial artillery and 1700 men available, the British assaulted the Ngāi Te Rangi stronghold of Pukehinahina (Gate Pā), which was defended by just 230 warriors.