Maketu History

A DigitalNZ Story by Susan Campbell

Image: Maketu

Maketu

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Maketu, Bay of Plenty

Maketu, Bay of Plenty

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maketu, Bay of Plenty

Maketu, Bay of Plenty

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maketu, Bay of Plenty

Maketu, Bay of Plenty

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Waharoa or gateway, Maketu.

Waharoa or gateway, Maketu.

University of Otago

Image: Fish and Chips, Maketu

Fish and Chips, Maketu

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Fort Colville, Maketu

Fort Colville, Maketu

Auckland Libraries

Image: Maketu (European settlement)

Maketu (European settlement)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Maketu, Bay of Plenty, showing township and Maketu Road in foreground

Maketu, Bay of Plenty, showing township and Maketu Road in foreground

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maketu, Bay of Plenty, 1849

Maketu, Bay of Plenty, 1849

Auckland Libraries

Image: Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty.

Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty.

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Arawa Pa at Maketu, Oct. 1865 [picture] /

Arawa Pa at Maketu, Oct. 1865 [picture] /

National Library of Australia

Image: Atcherley, Henry Mount Langton, fl 1860-1903 :Redoubt, Maketu, New Zealand [1864?]

Atcherley, Henry Mount Langton, fl 1860-1903 :Redoubt, Maketu, New Zealand [1864?]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930 :Tattooed gate, Maketu

Robley, Horatio Gordon, 1840-1930 :Tattooed gate, Maketu

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Wreck of the Falcon memorial at Maketu

Wreck of the Falcon memorial at Maketu

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: People standing next to the meeting house at Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty

People standing next to the meeting house at Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Group outside the meeting house at Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty

Group outside the meeting house at Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maori carved wooden storehouse at Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty

Maori carved wooden storehouse at Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Creator unknown : Photograph of a storehouse (pataka) at Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty

Creator unknown : Photograph of a storehouse (pataka) at Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Carved pataka (food storehouse) at Maketu Pa, near Matata, Bay of Plenty

Carved pataka (food storehouse) at Maketu Pa, near Matata, Bay of Plenty

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maori wooden carved storehouse at Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty

Maori wooden carved storehouse at Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: 72a. Erena, Belle of Maketu — National Museum of New Zealand

72a. Erena, Belle of Maketu — National Museum of New Zealand

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Valuable Māori carvings salvaged from ruins of Maketu meeting house

Valuable Māori carvings salvaged from ruins of Maketu meeting house

Auckland Libraries

Image: Bay of Plenty District — Maketu — [Government Land] — 11 Dec-1844

Bay of Plenty District — Maketu — [Government Land] — 11 Dec-1844

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: 55. Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty (1864) — National Museum of New Zealand

55. Maketu Pa, Bay of Plenty (1864) — National Museum of New Zealand

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: THE WAI TEPUIA HOT SPRINGS AT MAKETU, BAY OF PLENTY, AUCKLAND, N.Z.

THE WAI TEPUIA HOT SPRINGS AT MAKETU, BAY OF PLENTY, AUCKLAND, N.Z.

Auckland Libraries

Image: Fig. 30.—A Maori girl, showing two lines over upper lip, three on lower lip, — and ornament on chin. — Erena of Maketu Pa. 1864. — a great friend of General Robley

Fig. 30.—A Maori girl, showing two lines over upper lip, three on lower lip, — and ornament on chin. — Erena of Maketu Pa. 1864. — a great friend o...

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Vikings of the Pacific. The memorial to Arawa at Maketu. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, NZ, National Newspaper Collection, Weekly News, 10 January 1940, p34, C-27621-1/2

Vikings of the Pacific. The memorial to Arawa at Maketu. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, NZ, National Newspaper Collection, Weekly News, 10...

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: OLD MAKETU AND FORT COLVILLE. Maketu is a picturesque little Maori settlement on the coast of the Bay of Plenty, 35 miles from Rotorua. It was the scene of some lively episodes during the war period of 1864-70. About the year 1864 a British force occupied Maketu, and converted the ancient stronghold Pukemaire, a celebrated Maori pa, into a commodious redoubt, shown on the hilltop in the drawing. The redoubt was constructed by the 68th Regiment, tinder Colonel Colville, aitei whom tho fortification was named. The colonel lived in the house on the left, on the flat below the redoubt. The Maori in the foreground was a typical warrior of those days, an Arawa chief named Aokapua. (Otago Witness, 21 December 1904)

OLD MAKETU AND FORT COLVILLE. Maketu is a picturesque little Maori settlement on the coast of the Bay of Plenty, 35 miles from Rotorua. It was the...

National Library of New Zealand