Torotoro (Moriori)

Torotoro was a Moriori resident of Kaingaroa in the Chatham Islands who was killed in a skirmish with Lieutenant Broughton's men of HMS Chatham (for which the island group was subsequently named for) over a dispute concerning his fishing gear on 29 November 1791.[1] 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 Beach - below the Torotoro Memorial
    Kaingaroa Beach - below the Torotoro Memorial

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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