RANGIRIRI PAA

"WE SURVIVED ANNIHILATION"

‘I shall not fight against him with the sword, but I shall dig around him till he falls of his own accord"

Governor George Grey 1860

History

The Crown acted unjustly and in breach of the Treaty of Waitangi in its dealings with the Kiingitanga and Waikato in sending its military forces across the Mangataawhiri stream boundary line in July 1863 invading Waikato and confiscating 1.2 million acres of land. Waikato was labelled as REBELS by the Crown the impact of the invasion has caused intergenerational trauma, but we live on to tell our stories.

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We provide authentic educational history experiences for all educational entities, pre-school, Kohanga Reo, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Kura Kaupapa, Wharekura and Whare Waananga enquire now

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Testimonials

★★★★

Wairua provoking, made me think about me and my whanau and life.

Kaiako

Papakura

★★★★★

The real benefit is that this is an authentic experience. Learning the history and impact directly from manawhenua.

Kaiako

Pukekohe Hill School

I think all NZers need to know and experience this story

Kaiako

Pukekohe East School

★★★★★

It was informative and immersive in all the ways it needed to be, left me feeling lots of emotions and lots to think about in terms of my role in the present time as a representative of the crown.

Practice Leader

Oranga Tamariki

This tour has stimulated my thinking along the lines of injustices and the impact this had and still has on both Maori and Pakeha.

Kaiako

Raglan Area School

★★★★★

With only 2 hours there was so much information that was packed into it. I felt like a sponge absorbing the stories and seeing it all for myself.

Kaiako

Papakura Highschool

★★★★★

Came away with knowledge of waikato iwi - ko te wairua felt everything - good history knowledge empowering me even more in my mahi.

Kaiako

Papakura

★★★★★

The importance of working with Iwi, hapu, marae or whanau creates a shared experience, provides a emotionally connection that will build lasting bonds and a sense of kotahitanga hei painga mo a maatou tauira

Kaiako

Papakura highschool

★★★★★

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FAQs

A minimum of 25 and a maximum of 60 people per tour.

You can take photos if you have signed our media release form.

Dpending on which tour you have chosen, will detemine the length of the tour.

10 Talbot street Ragnriri NZ. We encourage you to use your google maps as it can be quite tricky to find.

9:00AM-3:00PM

If this date is unavailable, or you cant seem to book on a specific day, this means, the day has been booked for another group.

We encourage everyone to join us on a tour.

We offer two languages - Maaori and English

We have a bus and a mini bus available for you, at an extra cost.

Yes, but the grounds are uneven so, at times it may be difficult to push or access certain areas.