A group of their soldiers known as Epiha's Vanguard helped them achieve victory at a battle site that, despite what its common name suggests, took place on Onukukaitara Hill.  One of their leaders, Kawiti, was known for his ingenious designs of defense fortifications, especially to protect his perso
A group of their soldiers known as Epiha's Vanguard helped them achieve victory at a battle site that, despite what its common name suggests, took place on Onukukaitara Hill.  One of their leaders, Kawiti, was known for his ingenious designs of defense fortifications, especially to protect his personal rangatiratanga, and these people believed that their ancestors arrived in their current home mainly thanks to a great fleet coming from Hawaiki.  A Christian subsection of them led by Te Ua and known as the Hauhau fought in the "white man's anger" campaign of the late 1860s, and many of their pas were besieged during conflicts such as the Waikato War.  Te Wherowhero, also known as Potatu I, was made monarch as part of the King Movement of these people to resist colonization, culminating in their namesake wars against the British.  Signers of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, FTP, name these people who were the original settlers of New Zealand.
A group of their soldiers known as Epiha's Vanguard helped them achieve victory at a battle site that, despite what its common name suggests, took place on Onukukaitara Hill.  