Rewi Maniapoto

Rewi Maniapoto

Rewi Manga Maniapoto (died 1894) was a Waikato chief who led Maori forces during the British Invasion of Waikato during the New Zealand Wars. Rewi chose to make his last stand at Orakau, in 1864. The Maori were surrounded by the British, without supplies or water. On the third day of the siege, the Maori escaped into the bush.

External links

* [http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/ Biography in DNZB]
* [http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/M/ManiapotoRewiManga/ManiapotoRewiManga/en Biography in 1966 "Encyclopaedia of New Zealand]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Rewi Alley — Rewi Alley, 路易•艾黎, Lùyì Àilí, QSO, (2 December 1897 27 December 1987), was a New Zealand born writer, educator, social reformer, potter, and member of the Communist Party of China. Portrait of Rewi Alley by Deng Bangzhen. Located in CPAFFC… …   Wikipedia

  • Rewi Alley — (chinesischer Name: 路易•艾黎 Lùyì Àilí, * 2. Dezember 1897 in Springfield, Canterbury; † 27. Dezember 1987 in Peking) war ein aus Neuseeland stammender Schriftsteller, Pädagoge und politischer Aktivist. Er war Mitglied der Kommunistischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ngāti Maniapoto — Iwi of New Zealand Rohe (location) Waikato Waitomo Waka (canoe) Tainui Population …   Wikipedia

  • Ngati Maniapoto — Pei Te Hurinui Jones, um 1930 Ngāti Maniapoto ist ein iwi (Stamm) der Māori in der Region Waikato Waitomo auf der Nordinsel Neuseelands. Er ist Teil der Tainui Konföderation, deren Mitglieder ihre whakapapa (Genealogie) auf die Menschen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ngāti Maniapoto — Pei Te Hurinui Jones, um 1930 Ngāti Maniapoto ist ein iwi der Māori in der Region Waikato Waitomo auf der Nordinsel Neuseelands. Er ist Teil der Tainui Konföderation, deren Mitglieder ihre whakapapa (Genealogie) auf die Menschen zurückführen, die …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Invasion of Waikato — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Invasion of Waikato partof=New Zealand Wars caption= date=17 July 1863 – April 1864 place=Waikato, New Zealand result=British victory. King Movement defeat and retreat into King Country; large scale land… …   Wikipedia

  • Ngaati Paretekawa — (Paretekaawa) are a very numerous hapuu of the Maniapoto confederation in New Zealand whose tribal lands are now located in both the northern King Country town of Kihikihi, Waikeria, Kaawhia and south in the Mookau Ki Runga basin at the foothills …   Wikipedia

  • Te Kooti's War — Infobox Military Conflict partof=New Zealand land wars date=1800 s place=New Zealand result=European Victory combatant1=UK European Settlers Maori combatant2=Maori from July 1868 until mid 1872. It was the longest and in some ways the ugliest and …   Wikipedia

  • Māori King Movement — Te Arikinui of The Kīngitanga Monarchy …   Wikipedia

  • New Zealand wars — New Zealand Land Wars Memorial in the Auckland War Memorial Museum for those who died, both European and Māori, in the New Zealand Wars. Kia mate toa can be translated as fight unto death or be strong in death , and is the motto of the …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”