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Moutoa Island is an island of shingle approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) long, 80 kilometres (50 mi) up the Whanganui River, New Zealand between the towns...

Moutoa Gardens, also known as Pākaitore, is a park in the city of Whanganui, New Zealand. Named after the Battle of Moutoa Island in the Second Taranaki...

Island (in Waikato River) Motuariki Island (in Lake Tekapo) Motukakako Island (in Waikato River delta) Motutaiko Island (in Lake Taupō) Moutoa Island...

Moutoa is a rural community in the Horowhenua District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island, on the Manawatu River. It is located...

Ruakā of the iwi Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, is still in use. Nearby is Moutoa Island, site of a famous battle in 1864. Ngāti Ruakā and Ngāti Hine Korako...

against fanaticism and barbarism". The reverses at Sentry Hill and Moutoa Island reinforced Māori belief in Te Ua's movement, with the conviction that...

of the lower river to defend the town. The result was the Battle of Moutoa Island and a substantial defeat for the Pai Mārire force on 14 May 1864. This...

to the sale of Māori land. He did not get involved in the Battle of Moutoa Island but was probably fighting alongside the Pai Mārire forces at Ohoutahi...

"Whanganui Tribes". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2023. See also Moutoa Island "Whanganui Iwi (Whanganui River) Deed of Settlement Summary". New Zealand...

moved to attack Whanganui villages, although they were intercepted at Moutoa Island by Whanganui Māori. In January 1865, Governor Grey dispatched a force...

country) List of islands by area List of islands by population List of islands by highest point Majuli, River Island. "Largest river island". Guinness World...

John Stuart Yeates. The highly regarded sport Ngaro was isolated from the Moutoa swamp, Foxton. The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural...

Crown in 1864, in another battle against upriver Pai Mārire Māori on Moutoa Island, to protect the European township. The following year, European women...

the bank of the river as the chosen warriors fought in the battle of Moutoa Island in May 1864. He accompanied Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui (also known as...

government renames the Wanganui River the Whanganui River. 1995 Occupation of Moutoa Gardens (Wanganui) in protest at the slowness of the Waitangi Tribunal claim...

Trestle and Manawatū River Bridge, carry SH1 1.1 km (0.68 mi) over the Moutoa Floodway and 180 m (590 ft) over the river. It replaced the 1938 and 1942...

seen as a focal point for any resentment over land ownership. In 1995, Moutoa Gardens in Wanganui, known to local Māori as Pakaitore, were occupied for...

returned in the 1990s, carried out by some who wanted further advances. Moutoa Gardens in Whangui were occupied in 1995 by iwi claiming ownership rights...

Urupā Historic Reserve Taumata Historic Reserve Te Koru Pa Historic Reserve Moutoa Gardens Historic Reserve Tikirere Mill Race Historic Reserve Government...

across Cook Strait. 1995 Team New Zealand wins America's Cup. Occupation of Moutoa Gardens, Wanganui. Waikato Raupatu Claims Settlement Act passed. New political...