Memorial in Waitara Historic Cemetery to members of the British forces killed at Puketakauere pā on 27 June 1860 and at Matarikoriko on 29 December 1860.
Like many sites associated with the New Zealand Wars, today’s view from Puketakauere Pa towards the town of Waitara appears as no more than another piece of farmland
The opening shots of the first Taranaki War were fired when Imperial troops attacked a pa built by the Te Ati Awa chief Te Rangitake at Te Kohia, Waitara.
