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Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake
Possibly a portrait of Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake, circa 1880. Taken by an unidentified photographer.
First Taranaki war erupts at Waitara
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.
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