The siege of Waerenga-a-Hika
- When
- 17 November 1865 – 22 November 1865
- Where
- Waerenga-a-Hika
- Reach
- Local
Government forces and Ngāti Porou besieged a Pai Mārire pā inland from Tūranga for six days. Hundreds of prisoners were later deported to Rēkohu without trial.
Several hundred followers of Pai Mārire had fortified Waerenga-a-Hika, about ten kilometres inland from Tūranga. Donald McLean demanded oaths of allegiance and the surrender of arms; when that was refused, a mixed force of settlers, soldiers and Ngāti Porou laid siege. Seventy-one defenders and eleven government men were killed over six days, and hundreds who surrendered were shipped to Rēkohu and held without charge. Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki fought here on the government side, was then accused of collaborating with the enemy, and was deported with them.
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