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Haka at Maketu
British officer H.G. Robley's painting of a haka with muskets at Maketu, about 1865
The first execution - capital punishment
On 7 March 1842 Maketu Wharetotara, the 17-year-old son of the Nga Puhi chief Ruhe of Waimate, became the first official execution in New Zealand.
Maketu Wharetotara
On 7 March 1842 Maketu Wharetotara, the 17-year-old son of the Nga Puhi chief Ruhe of Waimate, became the first official execution in New Zealand.
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