08.30.2011 - By Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage (NZ)
The remarkable earthworks at Rangiriri pā (Māori fortified settlement) formed a defensive line more than a kilometre long. In 1863 Rangiriri was stormed by Imperial forces during the Waikato war. Although the British eventually took the pā, they were repelled eight times, and suffered 130 casualites. The remains of the earthworks are still visible today.