Gate Pa Historic Reserve

Outdoors history experience

If you prefer the outdoors to an indoors museum, to learn about Aotearoa/New Zealand history, this is for you. I visited a few years ago.

British booties got kicked

This is a peek back in time, it was a place where (and when) the Maori's got a win for their home team, even if it was brief and fleeting. In 1864 (April), the British stormed the Maori fortification...

Fitting memorial?

This reserve is on the site of the "pa", a fortified defensive position constructed around a village or settlement , usually on a hill or terrace, that became a battleground on which the British force...

Truly historic

A pleasant venue for a history lesson. Well kept grounds, interesting stands containing history of the site found along the easy walk pathway. Only thing to be improved on is making sure stands ar...

Battle of Gate Pa

Very quick 10 minute walk round, keeping to the path leads us past some old trees to a monument with a flagpole. Some easy read information boards dotted around. Well kept park grounds. Some intere...