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Facing attack, the 250-strong tribal force hid in trenches dug at Pukehinahina, now called Gate Pā. After constant bombardment, the unseen warriors opened fire and defeated the attack. But weeks later, the British attacked again at Te Ranga, killing many.
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I te tau 1864, i tae ngā hōia Pākehā ki Tauranga ki te aukati i te hunga tautoko i te Kīngi Māori. I tō rātou mōhio kei te kōkiri ngā hōia Pākehā i a rātou, ka heke iho ngā toa e 250 o te iwi ki ngā kōruarua i keria ki te pā o Pukehinahina, ki reira tatari ai; karangahia ai taua pā i ēnei rā, ko Gate Pā. Ka pakū ngā pū repo a te Pākehā mō tētahi wā roa. Nō te kōkiritanga a ngā hōia i te pā, ka takatū ngā toa, ka pūhia ngā hōia, parekura atu. Heoi, ka taka ngā wiki, ka kōkiri anō ngā hōia i ngā toa Māori, ka hinga te rahi o te iwi. Whāia, ka murua te rahi o te whenua hei nohonga mō ngā tāngata whai Pākehā.
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