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Torotoro (Moriori)

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Moriori fisherman shot and killed by British sailors

Torotoro was a Moriori resident of Kaingaroa on north-east Chatham Island who was killed in a skirmish with Lieutenant Broughton's men of HMS Chatham (for which the Chatham Islands were subsequently named) over a dispute concerning his fishing gear on 29 November 1791. A memorial to Torotoro is above the beach at Kaingaroa.

  • Plaque at the Torotoro Memorial Plaque at the Torotoro Memorial
  • Torotoro Memorial Torotoro Memorial
  • Kaingaroa wharf and beach Kaingaroa wharf and beach

References

  1. Richards, Rhys (1 May 2015). "Chatham Islands - From first settlement to 1860". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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