Wairinga Ahika
event
3 mentions
1 recordings
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 19 Jul
↑3 vs the 6 months before
Historic 1865 battle at a pā near Gisborne
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Peak in the week of 16 Jul — 3 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentAmanda GilliesThe Detail · The deadly battle New Zealand forgot · 1:52 · 19 Jul
…The Wairinga Ahika battle effectively saw control of the region swing away from Māori and into the hands of the Crown.…
UnknownThe Detail · The deadly battle New Zealand forgot · 1:14 · 19 Jul
…In November 1865, about 500 men descended on a place called Wairinga-a-Hika.…
UnknownThe Detail · The deadly battle New Zealand forgot · 0:45 · 19 Jul
…The people of Wairinga Ahika didn't ask for war, didn't want it, but were ultimately powerless to stop it.…
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