Ngātapa (original) (raw)

Ngātapa is a rural community in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. In late 1868 and early 1869 between 86 and 128 followers of Te Kooti were executed on Ngātapa hill during the siege of Ngatapa. The Waitangi Tribunal described the siege as "one of the worst abuses of law and human rights in New Zealand’s colonial history". The 150th anniversary was commemorated in Ngatapa in January 2019.