Whangamarino Redoubt

Located next to Te Teoteo’s Pā, a sentry pā, on a hill overlooking an important catchment area - the Whangamarino Redoubt was established after the occupation of the Pā. It overlooks in abundant area, once home to various Maori and trading routes. It connects the Waikato, Maramarua and Whangamarino Rivers, various streams, as well as Lake Waikare and Lake Karaka (Kopuera). It is also the second largest swamp area in the North Island. It can be accessed today from the Whangamarino Track.

In this video series looking at the New Zealand Land Wars, we aim to present the places as they are . We understand that it is not possible to tell the many complex stories of a location with one video, rather we want to make these places available to be visited virtually.

This is one of the sites of the New Zealand Land Wars Waikato driving tour. For more information about this site, we have collected some resources which can be used to understand more context:

• https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/waikato/places/whangamarino-wetland/whangamarino-redoubt/

• https://www.heritage.org.nz/places/places-to-visit/waikato-region/the-waikato-war/driving-tour-sites/whangamarino-meremere

• https://www.teararoa.org.nz/about-us/news-and-media/the-whangamarino-track/

• https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/mere-mere-whangamarino-redoubt