Ripapa Island

Ripapa Island, also known earlier as Ripa Island, located just off the shore of Lyttelton Harbour, has played many roles in the history of New Zealand. A Māori fortified pā there played a key role in an internal struggle for the South Island Ngāi Tahu tribe in the early 19th century. Between 1873 and 1885, the island hosted a quarantine station, which was also used as a temporary prison for members of the Parihaka Māori settlement in Taranaki. Fort Jervois was built in 1886 as part of system of defences against a feared Russian invasion. The fort was in military use until the end of World War I, and again during World War II. It is the most complete Russian-scare fort still existing in New Zealand.

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Fort Jervois; Fort Ripapa; Rīpapa
BL 6 inch Mk V gun, 
fort, island, prison, New Zealand, 

• New Zealand Heritage List page^@
• New Zealand Heritage listed site page^@
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Location: -43.6202, 172.7546, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Godley Head Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Christchurch, New Zealand

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  Ripapa Island ⓘ
  island and former prison in New Zealand

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  Air Force Museum of New Zealand ⓘ
  military and aviation museum in Christchurch, New Zealand

1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

1987 Air Force Museum of New Zealand

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Fort Jervois Ripapa Island

Derelict Armstrong guns Ripapa Island

8lb Armstrong gun, Ripapa Island

Ripapa

Ripapa Island in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand 04

Péninsule de Banks (1)

Purau Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand 11

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		New Zealand Heritage List page@		Wikidata
link	page		New Zealand Heritage listed site page@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Godley Head Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	fort		Ripapa Island	fort, prison, island	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Air Force Museum of New Zealand	national museum, military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Fort Jervois Ripapa Island		Commons
commons	image		Derelict Armstrong guns Ripapa Island		Commons
commons	image		8lb Armstrong gun, Ripapa Island		Commons
commons	image		Ripapa		Commons
commons	image		Ripapa Island in Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand 04		Commons
commons	image		Péninsule de Banks (1)		Commons
commons	image		Purau Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand 11		Commons