Te Porere, the earthworks of the upper redoubt, autumn. Memorial plaque marking the grave of the followers of Te Kooti killed at Te Porere.

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Te Porere Redoubt is the earthworks of a fortification built by the Maori prophet and warrior Te Kooti. In October 1869 government troops and a force of Maori allies captured the redoubt. Te Kooti was wounded in the battle, but eluded escaped.

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Size: 4608px × 3456px
Location: Te Porere, Tongariro, North Island, New Zeland
Photo credit: © John Steele / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: colonial, dead, district, fortification, history, island, kooti, land, landscape, maori, memorial, national, north, park, plaque, porere, redoubt, river, ruapehu, te, tongariro, war, wars, whangaui, zealand