Episode 29: The Killing Fields of Auckland... 'Storm Clouds Gather'- Musket Wars Chapter 10A

After returning from London in July 1821, Hongi Hika seeks vengance on Te Hinaki's Ngati Paoa tribe that occupies the western side of the Tamaki estuary in Auckland. This episode covers his destructive journey down to Auckland and examines the reliability of the account(s) that has been handed down. This war party (taua) is a testament to Hongi's generalship and strategic thinking Episode 30, Musket Wars Chapter 10B will cover the assault on the two Pahs on the Tamaki river near Panmure, Auckland. The sources used for this episode are: Hongi Hika -Warrior Chief by Dorothy Urlich Cloher Maungarei by K.M.Holloway Musket Wars by R D Crosby The Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol 32, 1923 link: http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/documen... Papers Past; Death of Andrew Maxwell, Auckland Star link: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/new...