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Battle of Moremonui
Part of the Musket Wars
Date1807 or 1808
Location
Northland, New Zealand, north of Dargaville.
Result Ngāti Whātua Victory
Belligerents
Ngāpuhi Ngāti Whātua
Te Roroa
Commanders and leaders
Pokaia  Murupaenga
Tāoho
Tuwhare
Strength

Total: 500 toa (warriors)[1]

  • several armed with muskets
Total: Unknown
Casualties and losses
Total: 150-300 Total: Unknown but probably minor

The battle of Moremonui (Māori: Te Haenga o te One, lit. 'The Marking of the Sand', or Te Kai-a-te-Karoro, lit.'The Seagulls' Feast'[2]) was fought between Ngāti Whātua and Ngāpuhi, two Māori iwi (tribes), in northern New Zealand in either 1807 or 1808. The Ngāpuhi force had a few muskets, making this the first occasion Māori used muskets in warfare. The Ngāti Whātua force ambushed the Ngāpuhi, and won the battle, which occurred at Moremonui Gully where it enters Ripiro Beach, 19 kilometres (12 miles) south of Maunganui Bluff on the west coast of Northland. It could reasonably be called the first battle of the Musket Wars between Māori, which took place over the next few decades.

  1. ^ Crosby, Ron D. (1999). The Musket wars : a history of inter-iwi conflict : 1806-1845. Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0677-4. OCLC 469071486.
  2. ^ Kerehona, Brent (3 August 2020). "Three busts and a cape – the adventurous life of Hongi Hika". Oceanic Art Society.

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