Battle of Moremonui

Battle of Moremonui
	Part of the Musket Wars
Date	1807 or 1808
Location	Northland, New Zealand, north of Dargaville.
Result	Ngāti Whātua Victory
Belligerents
Ngāpuhi	Ngāti Whātua; Te Roroa
Commanders and leaders
Pokaia †	Murupaenga; Tāoho; Tuwhare
Strength
Total: 500 toa (warriors) several armed with muskets;	Total: Unknown
Casualties and losses
Total: 150-300	Total: Unknown but probably minor

The battle of Moremonui (Māori: Te Haenga o te One, lit. 'The Marking of the Sand', or Te Kai-a-te-Karoro, lit. 'The Seagulls' Feast'^[2]) was fought between Ngāti Whātua and Ngāpuhi, two Māori iwi (tribes), in northern New Zealand in either 1807 or 1808. The Ngāpuhi force had a few muskets, making this the first occasion Māori used muskets in warfare. The Ngāti Whātua force ambushed the Ngāpuhi, and won the battle, which occurred at Moremonui Gully where it enters Ripiro Beach, 19 kilometres (12 miles) south of Maunganui Bluff on the west coast of Northland. It could reasonably be called the first battle of the Musket Wars among Māori, which took place over the next few decades.

^ Crosby, Ron D. (1999). The Musket wars : a history of inter-iwi conflict : 1806-1845. Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0677-4. OCLC 469071486.
^ Kerehona, Brent (3 August 2020). "Three busts and a cape – the adventurous life of Hongi Hika". Oceanic Art Society.

[1] Crosby, Ron D. (1999). The Musket wars : a history of inter-iwi conflict : 1806-1845. Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0677-4. OCLC 469071486.

[2] Kerehona, Brent (3 August 2020). "Three busts and a cape – the adventurous life of Hongi Hika". Oceanic Art Society.

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