WAIRAU AFFRAY
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A Maori chief is killed by a lance during a scuffle over trading, while aboard the whaling barque Caroline.

 
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'Te Rangihaeata's meeting house' - G.F. Angas (1844)  
This is probably what triggered the years of tension between Maori and Pakeha in the area.
 
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