Totara Pa - Visit

Totara Pa - Visit

SITE TO VISIT
Totara Pa
Te Totara Pa
Ethnicity:	Maori
Site type:	Pa
Where:	South of Thames
How to get there:	Car is best
How Long to allow:	30 minutes.
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Pa site where Hongi Hika defeated the Hauraki Maori in 1821. A large headland pa with the cut off ditch and bank largely intact and some perimeter scarps and terraces. Much of the interior is a modern cemetery which rather detracts from the history of the site. More a visit for the historical association than a great pa visit

Ditch and bank defences

How to get there: Part of the Totara cemetery, south of Thames. Take the cemetery road to the east of the Kopu - Thames road. The defences can be seen at the end of the cemetery road.

What else to do there: Lots of heritage stuff in Thames. A heritage town - try the Thames Museum, The School off Mines Museum, the Queen of Beauty pumphouse.

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