Rangiaowhia Memorial
Rangiaowhia
Rangiaowhia Burned Whare Memorial
2015
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The Rangiaowhia Burned Whare Memorial Pou, erected by Ngāti Apakura in 2015 in the Catholic cemetery at the other end of the village, commemorates the Crown’s attack on the undefended village of Rangiaowhia on February 21, 1864, and features carvings that evoke the area’s history.
This attack targeted a refuge for women, children, and elderly men, resulting in the deaths of at least seven individuals when Crown forces set fire to a whare. The memorial stands near the site of the tragedy, with St Paul’s Anglican Church and its cemetery marking the location of the former village.