Memorial Venues in Waikato, New Zealand

Waipa (3)
Waitomo District (2)

Rangiriri Pā

Cnr SH1 & Te Wheoro Rd, Rangiriri, Te Kauwhata

Rangiriri is the site of the most important battle of the New Zealand Wars. The British victory here in November 1863 opened the way for an advance… Read More
Taupo War Memorial Cenotaph

Tongariro St, Taupō
Te Kūiti Shearing Capital - Roadside Stories

Lawrence St, Te Kuiti

A Manatū Taonga audio guide to the town of Te Kūiti and its sheep-shearing industry. Check out the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's audio… Read More
Opepe Memorial Site

State Highway 5, Maunganamu, Taupō
Tahuna War Memorial Hall

Pioneer Road, Tahuna, Morrinsville
Gunboat Pioneer Memorial

The Point, Broadway St, Ngaruawahia
Memorial Park Hamilton

Memorial Drive, Hamilton
Jim Barker Memorial Playground

Huiputea Drive, Otorohanga
Attack on Ōpepe - Roadside Stories

State Highway 5, Maunganamu, Taupō

A Manatū Taonga audio guide to the Ōpepe war graves memorial site. Check out the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's audio guide in the image… Read More
Mercer's Unusual Memorial - Roadside Stories

Roose Road, Mercer, Meremere

A Manatū Taonga audio guide to Mercer's unusual memorial. Check out the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's audio guide in the image… Read More
Te Wheoro's Redoubt

Talbot St, Rangiriri, Te Kauwhata

This fortification was built after one of the key engagements of the New Zealand Wars. After the battle of Rangiriri in November 1863, this redoubt… Read More
Ōrākau, Famed Battle Site: Roadside Stories

Lyon St, Kihikihi

A Manatū Taonga audio guide to Ōrākau. Check out the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's audio guide in the image carousel above. Ōrākau,… Read More
Alexandra Redoubt

Bellot St, Pirongia

This is one of the best preserved earthworks of the New Zealand Wars. It was built by the Armed Constabulary in 1869, when Pirongia (then called… Read More
Piopio Memorial Hall

Cnr Moa St & Weka St, Piopio
Ngaruawahia War Memorial Hall

Galileo Street, Ngaruawahia
Memorial Room Cambridge

43 Queen Street, Cambridge
Ohaupo Memorial Building and Cenotaph

13 Forkert Road, Ohaupo
Firth Tower Reserve

266A Tower Road, Matamata 3471, Matamata