 Lt Col Hulme was in command of the colonial forces at the attack on Heke's Pā at Puketutu on the shores of Lake Omapere (sometimes called Te Mawhe Pā).In May 1845 Heke’s Pā was attacked by troops from the 58th, 96th and 99th Regiments with marines and a Congreve rocket unit.The colonial forces arrived at Heke's Pā at Puketutu on 7 May 1845.