Battle of Ōhaeawai

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Battle at Ōhaeawai Pā on 1st July 1845

New Zealand Wars, Northern War

Article

Battle of Ohaeawai

Wikipedia

Image: New Zealand Wars Memorial Cross, Ōhaeawai, Northland

New Zealand Wars Memorial Cross, Ōhaeawai, Northland

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: Ohaiawai [i.e. Ohaeawai], New Zealand, July, 1845 [picture] /

Ohaiawai [i.e. Ohaeawai], New Zealand, July, 1845 [picture] /

National Library of Australia

Image: Creator unknown : Photograph of an Anglican Church at Ohaeawai

Creator unknown : Photograph of an Anglican Church at Ohaeawai

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ohaiawai [i.e. Ohaeawai], N.Z., at the moment of retaking the hill on the morning of 1st July, 1845 [picture] /

Ohaiawai [i.e. Ohaeawai], N.Z., at the moment of retaking the hill on the morning of 1st July, 1845 [picture] /

National Library of Australia

Image: Hutton, Thomas Biddulph 1824-1886 :Owharawai. Pa of Hone Heke, copied from a drawing taken by Mr Symonds of the 99th Regt [1845]

Hutton, Thomas Biddulph 1824-1886 :Owharawai. Pa of Hone Heke, copied from a drawing taken by Mr Symonds of the 99th Regt [1845]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885 :View of the left angle of Heke's pah at Ohaiawai that was stormed on the 1st July, 1845, from a breastwork adjoining our right battery. [1845].

Bridge, Cyprian, 1807-1885 :View of the left angle of Heke's pah at Ohaiawai that was stormed on the 1st July, 1845, from a breastwork adjoining ou...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Williams, John] d 1905 :Ohaiawai, N Zealand. July (Winter). [1845]

[Williams, John] d 1905 :Ohaiawai, N Zealand. July (Winter). [1845]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Williams, John d.1905 :Ohaiawai, N.Z. 1 July 1845.

Williams, John d.1905 :Ohaiawai, N.Z. 1 July 1845.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: [Williams, John] d 1905 :Ohaiawai 1st July 1845, 3 pm, N.Z. [1845]

[Williams, John] d 1905 :Ohaiawai 1st July 1845, 3 pm, N.Z. [1845]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Ōhaeawai, Northland

Ōhaeawai, Northland

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: Ōhaeawai, Northland

Ōhaeawai, Northland

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: Ōhaeawai, Northland

Ōhaeawai, Northland

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: St Michael's Church, Ohaeawai

St Michael's Church, Ohaeawai

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Ōhaeawai NZ Wars memorial

Ōhaeawai NZ Wars memorial

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Article

Ōhaeawai - The Northern War

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Ground Plan of Ohaeawai Pa

Ground Plan of Ohaeawai Pa

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Ōhaeawai NZ Wars memorial cross

Ōhaeawai NZ Wars memorial cross

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: W. H. Free, a Veteran of Ohaeawai

W. H. Free, a Veteran of Ohaeawai

Victoria University of Wellington

Book

The Taking Of Ohaeawai, 1845 - The New Zealand Reader

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Model of Ohaeawai Pa (made by Lt Col. Wynyard).

Model of Ohaeawai Pa (made by Lt Col. Wynyard).

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: [untitled figure] - About a New Zealand Battlefield: Historic Ohaeawai

[untitled figure] - About a New Zealand Battlefield: Historic Ohaeawai

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Hare Puataata (Puhikura), of Kaikohe — One of the defenders of Ohaeawai

Hare Puataata (Puhikura), of Kaikohe — One of the defenders of Ohaeawai

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Captain J. Mitchell, late 58th regiment, wounded Ohaeawai July 1845

Captain J. Mitchell, late 58th regiment, wounded Ohaeawai July 1845

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: The Ohaeawai battlefield of July 1845 and St Michael's Church, Bay of Islands

The Ohaeawai battlefield of July 1845 and St Michael's Church, Bay of Islands

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: From a photo, April, 1922] — Rihara Kou, of Kaikohe — Last survivor of the defenders of Ohaeawai

From a photo, April, 1922] — Rihara Kou, of Kaikohe — Last survivor of the defenders of Ohaeawai

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: From a drawing by Colonel Cyprian Bridge] — Repulse of the British Storming-parties at Ohaeawai

From a drawing by Colonel Cyprian Bridge] — Repulse of the British Storming-parties at Ohaeawai

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Bay of Islands. Oheawhi [Ohaeawai], scene of the first war in 1845.

Bay of Islands. Oheawhi [Ohaeawai], scene of the first war in 1845.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Book

Chapter 8: The Storming-Party at Ohaeawai - The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume I (1845–64)

Victoria University of Wellington

Book

Chapter 7: The Attack on Ohaeawai - The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume I (1845–64)

Victoria University of Wellington

Book

About a New Zealand Battlefield — Historic Ohaeawai - The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 3 (June 1, 1939)

Victoria University of Wellington

Book

THE SOLDIERS' GRAVES AT OHAEAWAI - The New Zealand Wars: A History of the Maori Campaigns and the Pioneering Period: Volume II: The Hauhau Wars, (1...

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: PAPERS RELATING TO THE REMOVAL AND RE-INTERMENT OF THE REMAINS OF THE IMPERIAL SOLDIERS WHO FELL AT OHAEAWAI IN 1845.

PAPERS RELATING TO THE REMOVAL AND RE-INTERMENT OF THE REMAINS OF THE IMPERIAL SOLDIERS WHO FELL AT OHAEAWAI IN 1845.

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Heta Te Haara, Ōhaeawai

Heta Te Haara, Ōhaeawai

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Maori monument ot British soldiers at Ohaeawai

Maori monument ot British soldiers at Ohaeawai

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Book

The Fight At Ohaeawai - The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: HEKE'S WAR IN THE NORTH; HOW KORORAREKA WAS WON; THE SIEGE OF OKAIHAU; THE STORMING OF OHAEAWAI; THE BATTLE OF RUAPEKAPEKA; THE PA IS ENTERED; TUKUTUTU SAVES HIS LIFE; END OF BATTLE - (Te Ao Hou - No....

HEKE'S WAR IN THE NORTH; HOW KORORAREKA WAS WON; THE SIEGE OF OKAIHAU; THE STORMING OF OHAEAWAI; THE BATTLE OF RUAPEKAPEKA; THE PA IS ENTERED; TUKU...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Photograph of Reihana Te Taukawau

Photograph of Reihana Te Taukawau

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Pa site, main pa at Ohaeawai.

Pa site, main pa at Ohaeawai.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: The church and battlefield at Ohaeawal, Bay of Islands

The church and battlefield at Ohaeawal, Bay of Islands

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Another view of the battlefield showing portion of the wall which surrounds the church

Another view of the battlefield showing portion of the wall which surrounds the church

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Plan of Ōhaeawai pa, Bay of Islands, 1845

Plan of Ōhaeawai pa, Bay of Islands, 1845

Auckland Libraries

Image: Rihara Kou

Rihara Kou

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Section of Stockade and Trenches

Section of Stockade and Trenches

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Heta Te Haara

Heta Te Haara

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Churchyard, Waimate, Bay of Islands

Churchyard, Waimate, Bay of Islands

MTG Hawke's Bay

Image: Ena te Papatahi, a chieftainess of the Ngapuhi tribe, and a younger relation of the one »ime celebrated northern chiefs Tamati Waka and Patuone As a girl she was present at an infertrifeaFbattle at Oruru between the Ngapuhi and Rarawa Mbes in the year 1843, and also went through Heke's War in 1845 with Tamati Wakas men, who fought on the British side. She witnessed the famous fights at Ohaewai. where the British lost heavily, Te Ahu Ahu, and Okaihau, and can tell many tales of those stirring events. From a painting by C. F. Goldie. (New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, 01 May 1903)

Ena te Papatahi, a chieftainess of the Ngapuhi tribe, and a younger relation of the one »ime celebrated northern chiefs Tamati Waka and Patuone As ...

National Library of New Zealand