Episode 64: The Battle of Waiorua

With the biggest fleet ever assembled, the Iwi of the southern west coast of the North Island, and Iwi from the top of the South Island are gathered at Waikanae and Otaki, ready to launch their assault on Te Rauparaha and Ngati Toa on Kapiti. This episode tells of that battle at Waiorua Bay on Kapiti in 1824 References: -JPS: Percy Smith: https://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/docume... -'Musket Wars' by Ron Crosby -'Ka Mate, Ka Ora' by Heni Collins