Te Porere, the earthworks of the lower redoubt, autumn.


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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Location: Te Porere, Tongariro, North Island, New Zeland
Photo credit: © John Steele / Alamy / Afripics
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