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Te Tarata - Ōpōtiki - Whakatōhea
150 Year Commemoration
Governor Grey received reports of Brassey with Major Charles Stapp as
Volkner’s death by 13 March. He second in command. The expedition
subsequently, issued proclamations to consisted of 516 oficers and men,
punish those involved with warnings transported on a lotilla of HMS Brisk,
their lands would be coniscated. On 6 steamships Stormbird, Ladybird,
April, Prime Minister, Frederick Weld Ahuriri, and the smaller tender
issued a memorandum with similar Huntress.
intent. He also knew the instigators
were not of Whakatōhea and that it
would also be dificult to apprehend
them. Grey saw Volkner’s killing
as an act of Hauhau insurgency, and
therefore an act of war. He thought
Whakatōhea was responsible. The
Government on the other hand
considered this a police matter as it was
a civil offense by Kereopa. Although
the Government’s view differed from
that of the Governor, the latter had his
way by declaring martial law.
Governor Grey issued a Proclamation
of Peace on 2 September, which Plan of Entrenchment
contained a warning that he would Ōpōtiki Church Redoubt
be sending an expedition to arrest
Volkner’s murderers. If the tribes The Expedition arrived in Ōpōtiki
gave them up then the Governor would on 8 September 1865 and occupied
be satisied. If they resisted, then he Pakōwhai on 11 September. The
would seize their lands. He also issued invaders were unopposed, because the
another proclamation of martial law in hapū led to the mountains for safety.
the Ōpōtiki districts on 4 September. The irst Whakatōhea killed by the
These proclamations did not reach expedition was Tio Kāhika, a tohunga
Whakatōhea in time to allow an from Ngāti Ngāhere. He walked along
opportunity to respond to the charges. 400 metres on the bank across from
Hikutawatawa (Huntress creek), stood
on a log, threw off his blanket and
Military build-up
T he military expedition to Ōpōtiki began chanting karakia. The soldiers
on board shot at him and used his body
was under the command of Major
for target practice. When the men
10 He Rā Maumaharatanga
150 Year Commemoration
Governor Grey received reports of Brassey with Major Charles Stapp as
Volkner’s death by 13 March. He second in command. The expedition
subsequently, issued proclamations to consisted of 516 oficers and men,
punish those involved with warnings transported on a lotilla of HMS Brisk,
their lands would be coniscated. On 6 steamships Stormbird, Ladybird,
April, Prime Minister, Frederick Weld Ahuriri, and the smaller tender
issued a memorandum with similar Huntress.
intent. He also knew the instigators
were not of Whakatōhea and that it
would also be dificult to apprehend
them. Grey saw Volkner’s killing
as an act of Hauhau insurgency, and
therefore an act of war. He thought
Whakatōhea was responsible. The
Government on the other hand
considered this a police matter as it was
a civil offense by Kereopa. Although
the Government’s view differed from
that of the Governor, the latter had his
way by declaring martial law.
Governor Grey issued a Proclamation
of Peace on 2 September, which Plan of Entrenchment
contained a warning that he would Ōpōtiki Church Redoubt
be sending an expedition to arrest
Volkner’s murderers. If the tribes The Expedition arrived in Ōpōtiki
gave them up then the Governor would on 8 September 1865 and occupied
be satisied. If they resisted, then he Pakōwhai on 11 September. The
would seize their lands. He also issued invaders were unopposed, because the
another proclamation of martial law in hapū led to the mountains for safety.
the Ōpōtiki districts on 4 September. The irst Whakatōhea killed by the
These proclamations did not reach expedition was Tio Kāhika, a tohunga
Whakatōhea in time to allow an from Ngāti Ngāhere. He walked along
opportunity to respond to the charges. 400 metres on the bank across from
Hikutawatawa (Huntress creek), stood
on a log, threw off his blanket and
Military build-up
T he military expedition to Ōpōtiki began chanting karakia. The soldiers
on board shot at him and used his body
was under the command of Major
for target practice. When the men
10 He Rā Maumaharatanga
