Commemorating the battle at Waikare
On this day in 1845 a detachment of British troops, supported by their Maori allies, sailed up the Waikare inlet to the pa of the Kapotai who had fought with Kawiti at Kororareka. While the British looted and burned the pa, their Maori allies fought a fierce battle with the Kapotai people who had retreated into the forest.