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The Battle of Gate Pa

The Battle of Gate Pa. 1864 – 3 ships landed British didn’t want Tauranga Maori to assist Waikato Maori British also wanted fertile land Provoking a fight in Tauranga would provide a reason to confiscate productive land. The Battle of Gate Pa.

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The Battle of Gate Pa

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  1. The Battle of Gate Pa • 1864 – 3 ships landed • British didn’t want Tauranga Maori to assist Waikato Maori • British also wanted fertile land • Provoking a fight in Tauranga would provide a reason to confiscate productive land

  2. The Battle of Gate Pa • Maori thought that the battle would take place at Te Puna • Maori used trench warfare • Trained British soldiers were defeated by a small number of Maori warriors

  3. The Battle of Te Ranga • Colonel Greer & Rawiri Puhirake agreed to the code of conduct • Both sides had 3 days to prepare for the battle • Colonel Greer led an attack the same day they had agreed to this • Soldiers, men, women & children were killed

  4. The Battle of Te Ranga • British defeated Maori • Rawiri Puhirake & Henare Taratoa were killed • August 1864 – Maori surrended to Colonel Greer • Land was confiscated

  5. RULE 1 Captured soldiers would be treated with kindness RULE 2 Unarmed Pakeha soldiers will be handed over to the law Code of conduct

  6. RULE 3 Any soldier who goes into a Church will be spared RULE 4 Civilians would be unharmed Code of conduct

  7. Henare Taratoa Ngati Raukawa Christian Teacher Credited for drawing up rule by which Tauranga Maori fought Rawiri Puhirake Ngai-te-rangi Led the battle of Gate Pa A code of conduct was written 2 years before fighting in Tauranga began Henare Taratoa & Rawiri Puhirake The code of conduct was never acknowledged by General Cameron

  8. Heni Pore • “I was in the firing trench when I heard the wounded officer lying in our lines calling for water.” • Heni Pore took water to the British soldiers as a result of the code of conduct

  9. Romans 12:20-21 “If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink. In doing this you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

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