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The rescue of Betty Guard and her two children from Ngati Ruanui in September 1834 involved the first use of British troops on New Zealand soil.

View of Wiremu Kingi te Rangitake's Pa, 9 March 1861

The slopes of Mount Taranaki/Egmont were originally reserved to protect the adjacent farm lands from the effects of erosion and flash flood. In 1900 these lands became New Zealand's second national park.

Portrait of Pai Marire prophet Te Ua Haumene

This shows historic pa sites in Taranaki that were recommended for reservation by the Scenery Preservation Commission in 1906.