Ohaeawai

Ohaeawai is a small village at the junction of State Highway 1 and State Highway 12 in the Far North District of New Zealand, some 250 km from Auckland. The town of Kaikohe is 10.4 km to the west and the Bay of Islands is a short drive to the east. In 1845 Te Ruki Kawiti and Pene Taui fortified Taui's pā which British forces laid siege to in July that year. The outcome of the Battle of Ohaeawai is considered to be a defeat of the British colonial forces. St. Michael's Anglican Church was built in 1870 on the site of the pā.

Ohaeawai

Ohaeawai is a small village at the junction of State Highway 1 and State Highway 12 in the Far North District of New Zealand, some 250 km from Auckland. The town of Kaikohe is 10.4 km to the west and the Bay of Islands is a short drive to the east. In 1845 Te Ruki Kawiti and Pene Taui fortified Taui's pā which British forces laid siege to in July that year. The outcome of the Battle of Ohaeawai is considered to be a defeat of the British colonial forces. St. Michael's Anglican Church was built in 1870 on the site of the pā.