Wairau Affray
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The Wairau Affray of 17 June 1843, also called the Wairau Massacre and the Wairau Incident, was the first serious clash of arms between British settlers and Māori in New Zealand after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and the only one to take place in the South Island. The incident was sparked when a magistrate and a representative of the New Zealand Company, who held a deed to land in the Wairau Valley in Marlborough in the north of the South Island, led a group of European settlers to attempt to arrest Ngāti Toa chiefs Te Rauparaha and Te Rangihaeata. Fighting broke out and 22 British settlers were killed, nine after their surrender. Four Māori were killed, including Te Rongo, who was Te Rangihaeata's wife.
1843
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Wairau Massacre
John Sylvanus Cottrell, Eugene Bellairs, Arthur Wakefield, Te Rauparaha, Te Rangihaeata, John Wallis Barnicoat, New Zealand, 
HMS Sparrow,
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Location: -41.4279, 173.9591, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1841 | New Zealand | sovereign state, Commonwealth realm, island country, country, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1843 | Wairau Affray | Arthur Wakefield, armed conflict, Te Rauparaha, Te Rangihaeata, John Wallis Barnicoat, John Sylvanus Cottrell, Eugene Bellairs | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1807 | Musket Wars | war, Māori | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1845 | New Zealand Wars | war, British Empire, Māori | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1865 | East Cape War | war | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2006 | Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre | airport for antique aircraft, aviation museum, military museum | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1889 | HMS Sparrow | shipwreck, gunboat, Redbreast-class gunboat | Wikidata |