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Massacre at Poverty Bay, 1868

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Massacre at Poverty Bay, 1868
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On 11 November, 1868, New Zealand was alerted to a massacre in Poverty Bay. Just before midnight two days earlier, Te Kooti and about 100 followers crossed the Waipaoa River and attacked the Pākehā settlement of Matawhero. First reports, sent to the Ministry of Defence, told of around 30 deaths but the numbers climbed to around 60. Among the de...

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Archives New Zealand / Archives / 19th Century / Matawhero / Poverty Bay / Te Kooti / McLean / Maori war vs Settlers / post 1840 treaty / Utu=tribal revenge / colonisation / Pakeha= English crown settlers

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