The Ōnawe Peninsula is a volcanic plug inside Akaroa Harbour, on Banks Peninsula in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is the site of a former pā (a Māori village). It is part of the Banks Peninsula Volcano.
Ōnawe | |
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former pā (fortified Māori village) | |
 Ōnawe Peninsula, 2007 | |
 Onawe Peninsula | |
.svg)  Ōnawe | |
| Coordinates: 43°46′26″S 172°55′30″E / 43.774°S 172.925°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
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The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage explains that the name Ōnawe is made up of "Ō" meaning "place of" and "nawe" meaning "to set on fire".[1]
It was the site of a Ngāi Tahu pā captured by Te Rauparaha, chief of the Ngāti Toa in 1831.[2] Up to 1,200 people were killed here, and the land is sacred to Ngāi Tahu[3] so "is deemed to be vested in Te Runanga o Ngāi Tahu" as part of the Ngāi Tahu Waitangi claims settlement in 1998.[4]
The peninsula is only accessible at low tide; at high tide, the peninsula becomes an island.[5]
References
edit- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Ōnawe Pa", Christchurch City Libraries website
- ^ "Ōnawe Pā - Draft Management Plan", Ngai Tahu website
- ^ "Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998"
- ^ History Hit
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