Pakaraka

Pakaraka
Pakaraka
Coordinates: 35°21′27″S 173°57′23″E / 35.35750°S 173.95639°E / -35.35750; 173.95639
Country New Zealand
Region Northland Region
District Far North District
Henry Williams' Holy Trinity Church, Pakaraka

Pakaraka is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand that is located at the junction of State Highway 1 and 10 in the district the Ngāpuhi called Tai-a-mai.[1]

A , was located at the base of, and on the slopes of, Pouerua a 270 m high basaltic scoria cone. The pā was studied during a major archeological project in the 1980s.[2]

Parts of the Flagstaff War were fought around Pakaraka in 1845.[3] After the Battle of Ohaeawai on 23 June 1845 the British troops destroyed Te Haratua's pā at Pakaraka on 16 July 1845.[4]

Notable people

Historic places

Mount Pouerua is registered with the Historic Places Trust as a traditional site (Registration Number 6711). Also listed by the Historic Places Trust are: Holy Trinity Church (Registration Number 65); The Retreat (Registration Number 70); and the Store (Registration Number 419).[9]

Education

Pakaraka School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 57.[10] 92% of the students are Māori.[11]

Coordinates: 35°21′27″S 173°57′23″E / 35.35750°S 173.95639°E / -35.35750; 173.95639

Notes

  1. Best, Elsdon (1927). "Old Forts of the Taiamai District, Bay of Islands". The Pa Maori. Whitcombe and Tombs Limited.
  2. Doug G. Sutton, Louise Furey, Yvonne M. Marshall (2003). The archaeology of Pouerua. Auckland University Press. ISBN 1-86940-292-8.
  3. Reverend Robert Burrows (1886). "Extracts from a Diary during Heke’s War in the North in 1845".
  4. Cowan, James (1922). "Volume I: 1845–1864". The New Zealand Wars: a history of the Maori campaigns and the pioneering period. Wellington: R.E. Owen. pp. 73–144.
  5. "Heke Pokai, Hone Wiremu". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
  6. "The Church Missionary Gleaner, May 1874". Opening of a new church in New Zealand. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 24 October 2015. (subscription required (help)).
  7. "Holy Trinity, Pakaraka, Northland". Don Donovan.
  8. "The Retreat (Pakaraka)". Henry and William Williams Memorial Museum Trust. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  9. "New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero". Historic Places Trust. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  10. "Te Kete Ipurangi - Pakaraka School". Ministry of Education.
  11. "About Our School".

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