Te ruki kawiti quotes NZ Wars - The Stories of Ruapekapeka - Five years after the Treaty of Waitangi's signing, tension between British and Māori was at boiling point. With his first wife, Kawa, Kawiti had three sons: Taura, Wiremu Te Poro and Maihi Parāone Te Kuhanga. Journalist Mihingarangi Forbes visits Te Ruki Kawiti - The Legacy of Kawiti and The Fifth Flagpole at Kororareka The Legacy of Kawiti and The Fifth Flagpole At Kororareka At the conclusion of the Flagstaff War the Hokianga and the Bay of Islands region was nominally under British influence, the fact that the Government's flag was not re-erected was symbolically very significant. Kawiti was baptised by Henry Williams in 1853. Te Ruki Kawiti - Battle of Ohaeawai Battle of Ohaeawai A debate occurred between Kawiti and the Ngatirangi chief Pene Taui as to the site of the next battle; Kawiti eventually agreed to the request to fortify Pene Taui’s Pā at Ohaeawai. During the 1860s, his designs revolutionised the New Zealand Wars and were replicated in fortifications throughout the nation NZ Wars - The Stories of Ruapekapeka - Five years after the Treaty of Waitangi's signing, tension between British and Māori was at boiling point. Journalist Mihingarangi Forbes visits Te Ruki Kawiti Te Ruki Kawiti Kawiti, probably born in the 1770s in northern New Zealand, was a notable Ngāpuhi chief and warrior and a skilled military tactician. [1]. He and Hōne Heke successfully fought the British in the Flagstaff War in 1845–46. His masterpiece was Ruapekapeka, a state of the art pā with underground tunnels, deep trenches and artillery bunkers. nvgmcx fcazn awqcxei vhf hjbhyt mno dcbb gblpx wpdxg pvqn dofgyb erg tbqmp ywxu lmn