Turbulent times at Te Hāroto - Roadside Stories

The tiny settlement of Te Hāroto, on the Napier-Taupō road, was once a major village of the Ngāti Hineuru tribe, followers of the Pai Mārire faith, which supported Māori self-determination. In 1866 a Pai Mārire group planning to attack Napier were defeated by settler militia, and those who survived the battle were shipped to the Chatham Islands. The government later built a military blockhouse at Te Hāroto. Inland of Hastings and Napier, https://teara.govt.nz/en/hawkes-bay-p... Pai Marire, https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/pa... Te Hāroto, 2009, https://teara.govt.nz/en/hawkes-bay-p... Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/... — Taonga puoro courtesy of Richard Nunns. Roadside Stories are a series of audio guides to places of interest on major road trips in New Zealand. Each guide tells the story of an attraction along the way -- its people, its history, its cultural and natural significance.