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== Te Porere Redoubt == | == Te Porere Redoubt == | ||
| + | {{Infobox Sitetovisit | | ||
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| + | | site_name = Te Porere Redoubts | ||
| + | | alternate_name = - | ||
| + | | stars_image = [[Image:Twostar.gif]] | ||
| + | | type_image1 = [[Image:Patu.gif]] | ||
| + | | type_image2 = | ||
| + | | ethnicity = Maori | ||
| + | | site_type = Fortification | ||
| + | | where = State Highway 47 26 km southwest of Turangi, near Tongariro National Park Look for signpost, carpark is off main highway. | ||
| + | | how_to_get_there = Car | ||
| + | | how_long_to_allow = 30 minutes at the site. | ||
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===Location=== | ===Location=== | ||
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-39.046379, 175.59119, Lower redoubt | -39.046379, 175.59119, Lower redoubt | ||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
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| + | ===What:=== | ||
| + | Maori fortifications, built by Te Kooti in the last stages of his resistance to Colonial Forces. They were attacked and the defendants ousted. | ||
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| + | ===Web Info:=== | ||
| + | [http://www.historicplaces.org.nz/placestovisit/central-bayofplenty/te%20porere%20redoubt.aspx Department of Conservation page][[Category:Military]] | ||
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| + | ===What else to do there:=== | ||
| + | The natural resources of Tongariro National Park - a world heritage site. | ||
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[[Category:Waikato Sites to Visit]][[Category:Photosynth]] | [[Category:Waikato Sites to Visit]][[Category:Photosynth]] | ||
Revision as of 13:33, 23 January 2013
Te Porere Redoubt
| SITE TO VISIT | |
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| Te Porere Redoubts | |
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| Ethnicity: | Maori |
| Site type: | Fortification |
| Where: | State Highway 47 26 km southwest of Turangi, near Tongariro National Park Look for signpost, carpark is off main highway. |
| How to get there: | Car |
| How Long to allow: | 30 minutes at the site. |
| Disclaimer | |
Location
<googlemap lat="-39.044586" lon="175.587873" zoom="15"> -39.046596, 175.58633, Te Porere Redoubt - Upper redoubt -39.046379, 175.59119, Lower redoubt </googlemap>
What:
Maori fortifications, built by Te Kooti in the last stages of his resistance to Colonial Forces. They were attacked and the defendants ousted.
Web Info:
Department of Conservation page
What else to do there:
The natural resources of Tongariro National Park - a world heritage site.
The Upper Redoubt
