Reconstructing Ruapekapeka Pā and battlefield is not exactly easy, but there is some excellent source material to draw u…
Ruapekapeka is located at the low northern end of the Tapuaeharuru ridge, about 15 kilometres from the sea as the crow f…
The soldiers set up three positions north-west of the pa: their living camp and two specialist gun batteries.
Bridge, Cyprian. 1845-6. Diary. Original held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, transcript held at the Department of …
Te Ruapekapeka Trust1 (TRT) was born in 1994 after Northland iwi/hapu held three important hui (meetings).
Ruapekapeka has suffered a history of neglect interspersed with occasional tidy-ups.
Several different government agencies have been responsible for managing Ruapekapeka Pā and Battlefield over the years
Photo gallery of Department of Conservation cleaning up Te Ruapekapeka.
There are many kaumatua and kuia (Māori elders) who hold taonga tuku iho (oral histories, traditions, treasures handed d…
There is an 18-pounder carronade (a short-barrelled cannon) mounted near the middle of Ruapekapeka Pā.
Ruapekapeka Pā and Battlefield is an archaeological site.
Jonathan Carpenter, a PhD candidate through the Australian National University, is carrying out archaeological research …
Much of the physical development at Ruapekapeka Historic Reserve has been completed – the car park, the walking tracks, …
Photo gallery of Visitor Development Project
