3 Feb 2021

Commemorations mark 175 years since battle at Ruapekapeka Pā

From Midday Report, 12:43 pm on 3 February 2021

The Prime Minister has arrived near Ruapekapeka Pā in the far north to remember those who fought on both sides of the historic conflict 175 years on.

The battle of Ruapekapeka was one of the country's first major clashes over the Treaty of Waitangi.

Emma Hatton spoke to RNZ's political editor, Jane Patterson, who was at Ruapekapeka.