Society & Culture

The Battle of Ruapekapeka

NZ Wars: The Stories of Ruapekapeka by RNZ

Dec 1, 201700:47:58Society & Culture

As relations between Māori and Pākehā sour in the years after the Treaty of Waitangi, Hone Heke makes his famous attacks on the flagstaff at Kororāreka/Russell in 1845. This sparks the NZ Wars proper, with the fight for...

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The Battle of Ruapekapeka is an episode from NZ Wars: The Stories of Ruapekapeka by RNZ. As relations between Māori and Pākehā sour in the years after the Treaty of Waitangi, Hone Heke makes his famous attacks on the flagstaff at Kororāreka...

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Published Dec 1, 2017, 00:47:58 long, audio available.