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<< Text Pages >> Hereheretaura Pā - Hillfort in New Zealand

Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 17 April 2022  Page Views: 1083

Multi-periodSite Name: Hereheretaura Pā Alternative Name: Hahei Beach Te Pare Historic Reserve, Hahei Pā
Country: New Zealand
NOTE: This site is 659.08 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Hillfort

Latitude: 36.84407S  Longitude: 175.817640E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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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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Re: Hereheretaura Pā by Andy B on Sunday, 17 April 2022
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