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Picket at Pōkeno

Picket at Pōkeno

A group of Māori block the building of the military road into the Waikato at Pōkeno in the early 1860s. The protest failed to stop the road’s completion.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PA1-q-250-27-2

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Margaret McClure. 'Auckland region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/auckland-region/7/5