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Multi-periodSite Name: Hereheretaura Pā Alternative Name: Hahei Beach Te Pare Historic Reserve, Hahei PāCountry: New Zealand
NOTE: This site is 541.659 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Hillfort
Latitude: 36.84407S Longitude: 175.817640E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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At the southern end of Hahei Beach Te Pare Historic Reserve encompasses the remains of two prominent Ngati Hei pā sites. A nearby spring and the remains of several midden suggest the site was a good location for both freshwater and shellfish.
The two pā offered protection to the Ngati Hei people against frequent attacks from Ngati Whanaunga, Ngati Tamatera and Ngapuhi. However, many of these attacks led to considerable loss of life and enslavement.
Hereheretaura Pā is perched on the tip of the headland and surrounded by steep cliffs. The cliffs, coupled with a ditch and bank on the landward side, created a very good defensive position. You can still see the remains of the ditch and bank, several terraces, storage pits, and the living platforms. DOC has repaired the outer earthworks bank, and formed a staircase on to the pā to prevent damage to the midden deposits on the slopes below the terraces.
Hahei Pā is on the ridge above the track leading to Hereheretaura Pā. Steep cliffs on the south drop down to a bay, while on the north side seven terraces fan out around the main platform. Unlike Hereheretaura Pā defensive earthworks appear to have been minimal.
[I haven't done a separate page for this site at the moment by I can do if anyone has any photos - MegP Ed]
Location:
The site is located at the southern end of Hahei Beach. Turn off SH25 between Coroglen and Whenuakite. Before entering Hahei, turn right onto Pa Road. The start of the track is signposted at the end of the road.
A 15 minute walk takes you through an ancient pohutukawa grove to the pā sites. The views from the headland are spectacular, stretching for miles up and down the coast.
Source: New Zealand National Parks
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