Hands on Tauranga offers students stimulating and original learning opportunities with real museum objects that support the New Zealand curriculum at primary and secondary school level.
A replica Te Pakanga o Pukehinahina / Battle of Pukehinahina Gate Pā flag.
A famous symbol of the Battle of Pukehinahina Gate Pā that flew above the pā during the conflict.
'The Gate Pā flag consisted of three symbols on a red background – a cross, a new crescent moon, and a star. The icons used in the flag are related to the various Hauhau flags that flew during the New Zealand Wars, and there are multiple interpretations of the meanings of these symbols.' Puawai Cairns
Read more about the Pukehinahina flag here > https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2014/04/28/the-new-zealand-wars-150th-anniversary-of-pukehinahina-the-battle-of-gate-pa/
Watch this video from Ngāi te Rangi about Te Pakanga o Pukehinahina- Historical accounts by Taiaho Hori Ngātai > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4GE-VOUHPk
Watch this documentary from RNZ about Te Pakanga o Pukehinahina here > https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/nz-wars-stories-of-tauranga-moana/story/2018933634/video-documentary-nz-wars-stories-of-tauranga-moana
date: 21st Century replica
maximum dimension: 1233mm
subject area: Social Science, English & Languages, Māori
subject themes: National identity, Treaty of Waitangi, Design, NZ wars, NZ Emblems, Culture, Heritage, Battle of Gate Pā, Pukehinahina
handling collection: HC200
