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|  ethnicity          = Maori
 
|  ethnicity          = Maori
 
|  site_type          = Pa
 
|  site_type          = Pa
|  where              = In a reserve southwest of Taradale. There is a signposted carpark of Springfield Rd
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|  where              = In a reserve southwest of Taradale. There is a signposted carpark off Springfield Rd
 
|  how_to_get_there    = [http://www.hbrc.govt.nz/WhatWeDo/PassengerTransport/BusTimetable/tabid/976/Default.aspx Napier Buses]  
 
|  how_to_get_there    = [http://www.hbrc.govt.nz/WhatWeDo/PassengerTransport/BusTimetable/tabid/976/Default.aspx Napier Buses]  
 
|  how_long_to_allow  = 2 hrs walking over the site. Reasonable fitness needed
 
|  how_long_to_allow  = 2 hrs walking over the site. Reasonable fitness needed
  
 
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'''Location:'''
 
  
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== Location: ==
-39.492844, 176.912018, Napier, New Zealand
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-39.548133, 176.828556, Otatara Pa
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-39.492844, 176.912018~ Napier, New Zealand;
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-39.548133, 176.828556~ Otatara Pa;
 
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'''What:''' Prehistoric Maori fortification reputedly the largest in New Zealand. There are clear defences, much terracing and kumara storage pits. There is some on-site interpretation, and a representation of former palisading built on a quarry damaged part of the site. Some of the site is beyond the reserve and this area should not be visited without permission.
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== What: ==
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Prehistoric Maori fortification reputedly the largest in New Zealand. There are clear defences, much terracing and kumara storage pits. There is some on-site interpretation, and a representation of former palisading built on a quarry damaged part of the site. Some of the site is beyond the reserve and this area should not be visited without permission.
  
 
===What else to do there:===
 
===What else to do there:===
 
Great views over the plain to Napier, Hastings and beyond to Hawkes Bay. Museum in Napier. Wineries in the district.
 
Great views over the plain to Napier, Hastings and beyond to Hawkes Bay. Museum in Napier. Wineries in the district.
 
  
 
== Web Info: ==
 
== Web Info: ==
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[http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/east-coast-hawkes-bay/hawkes-bay/otatara-pa/ DOC Page]
  
[DOC Page http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/east-coast-hawkes-bay/hawkes-bay/otatara-pa/
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[http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/east-coast-hawkes-bay/hawkes-bay-area/otatara-pa-historic-reserve/ DOC Place to visit page ]
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[DOC Place to visti page http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-visit/east-coast-hawkes-bay/hawkes-bay-area/otatara-pa-historic-reserve/]
 
  
[DOC hisotry of the site page http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/east-coast-hawkes-bay/haw]kes-bay/otatara-pa/history/
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[http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/east-coast-hawkes-bay/hawkes-bay/otatara-pa/history/ DOC history of the site page]
  
[City of Napier page about the site http://www.napier.govt.nz/index.php?pid=535]
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[http://www.napier.govt.nz/index.php?pid=535 City of Napier page about the site]
  
 
[http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/conservation/historic/by-region/echb/otatara-pa-assessment-of-heritage-significance.pdf Historical Significance Assessment (pdf)]
 
[http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/conservation/historic/by-region/echb/otatara-pa-assessment-of-heritage-significance.pdf Historical Significance Assessment (pdf)]
  
  
http://www.arc.govt.nz/environment/volcanoes-of-auckland/mt-eden.cfm
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== Published Information: ==
  
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K. Jones and A.Walton. An interpretation of the settlement and defences of the Otatara-Hikurangi pa complex, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. '''New Zealand Journal of Archaeology''', 27 (2006): 63-93.
  
== Photosynth Views: ==
 
  
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[[Category:Hawkes Bay Sites to Visit]]
  
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[[Category:Pa]]
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[[Category:Hawkes Bay Sites to Visit]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 26 February 2017

Otatara Pa

SITE TO VISIT
Otatara
Hikurangi (applied to the lower pa, Otatara more properly to the upper one)
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Ethnicity: Maori
Site type: Pa
Where: In a reserve southwest of Taradale. There is a signposted carpark off Springfield Rd
How to get there: Napier Buses
How Long to allow: 2 hrs walking over the site. Reasonable fitness needed
Disclaimer

Location:

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What:

Prehistoric Maori fortification reputedly the largest in New Zealand. There are clear defences, much terracing and kumara storage pits. There is some on-site interpretation, and a representation of former palisading built on a quarry damaged part of the site. Some of the site is beyond the reserve and this area should not be visited without permission.

What else to do there:

Great views over the plain to Napier, Hastings and beyond to Hawkes Bay. Museum in Napier. Wineries in the district.

Web Info:

DOC Page

DOC Place to visit page

DOC history of the site page

City of Napier page about the site

Historical Significance Assessment (pdf)


Published Information:

K. Jones and A.Walton. An interpretation of the settlement and defences of the Otatara-Hikurangi pa complex, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology, 27 (2006): 63-93.