Archaeological Features: Te Waiateruati Pa is an early musket pa. There are earthwork defences (ditches and banks) on all four sides and the site is divided into two by an interior bank. There are pits in the interior near the banks which may be part of the defences.
Supporting evidence: Historical and traditional evidence indicates that the site was occupied in the 1830s and 1840s and was abandoned soon after l848. The site was probably fortified in the early 1830s in response to Te Rauparaha’s capture of Kaiapoi and Onawe. In the 1840s the site was the major settlement in South Canterbury (Anderson 1980). It was visited by numbers of travellers including Shortland, Selwyn and Montell. There are a number of descriptions of the settlement, sketches, and census records.
Assessment: Historically Te Waiateruati Pa is the most important settlement in South Canterbury in the 1830s and 1840s; a critical period when settlement and economy were responding to changed conditions created by the introduction of new crops and technology. There is considerable potential for the study of historical and archaeological evidence in conjunction and this is a key site, for study of the protohistoric period in South Canterbury.
List Entry Information
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 2
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
5726
Date Entered
17th August 1984
Date of Effect
17th August 1984
City/District Council
Timaru District
Region
Canterbury Region
Extent of List Entry
Registration includes part of the land comprised in Rakipaoa Maori Reserve 883 (RT CB561/18), Canterbury Land District and the archaeological site known as Te Waiatenui Pa (see the Archaeological Site Land Title Form for more information).
Legal description
Rakipaoa Maori Reserve 883 (RT CB561/18), Canterbury Land District
Status
Listed
List Entry Status
Historic Place Category 2
Access
Private/No Public Access
List Number
5726
Date Entered
17th August 1984
Date of Effect
17th August 1984
City/District Council
Timaru District
Region
Canterbury Region
Extent of List Entry
Registration includes part of the land comprised in Rakipaoa Maori Reserve 883 (RT CB561/18), Canterbury Land District and the archaeological site known as Te Waiatenui Pa (see the Archaeological Site Land Title Form for more information).
Legal description
Rakipaoa Maori Reserve 883 (RT CB561/18), Canterbury Land District
Construction Details
Start Year
1830
startYearCirca
Finish Year
1849
finishYearCirca
Type
Original Construction
Construction Details
Start Year
1830
startYearCirca
Finish Year
1849
finishYearCirca
Type
Original Construction
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Public NZAA Number
K38/12
Completion Date
21st April 1981
Report Written By
A. J. Walton
Information Sources
New Zealand Journal of Archaeology
New Zealand Journal of Archaeology
Brailsford, 1981
B Brailsford, The Tattooed Land - The Southern Frontiers of the Pa Maori, A H & A W Reed, Wellington 1981
Other Information
This place was identified as significant under previous legislation with different information requirements. It remains significant under the current legislation. There is opportunity under our legislation and policies to add to this information. Further information about this place may be available from the Southern Regional Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. Information in this report is from the citation prepared for the NZHPT Archaeology Committee at the time of the registration. Please note that entry on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rarangi Korero identifies only the heritage values of the property concerned, and should not be construed as advice on the state of the property, or as a comment of its soundness or safety, including in regard to earthquake risk, safety in the event of fire, or insanitary conditions.
Historical and Associated Iwi / Hapū / Whānau
Public NZAA Number
K38/12
Completion Date
21st April 1981
Report Written By
A. J. Walton
Information Sources
New Zealand Journal of Archaeology
New Zealand Journal of Archaeology
Brailsford, 1981
B Brailsford, The Tattooed Land - The Southern Frontiers of the Pa Maori, A H & A W Reed, Wellington 1981
Other Information
This place was identified as significant under previous legislation with different information requirements. It remains significant under the current legislation. There is opportunity under our legislation and policies to add to this information. Further information about this place may be available from the Southern Regional Office of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. Information in this report is from the citation prepared for the NZHPT Archaeology Committee at the time of the registration. Please note that entry on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rarangi Korero identifies only the heritage values of the property concerned, and should not be construed as advice on the state of the property, or as a comment of its soundness or safety, including in regard to earthquake risk, safety in the event of fire, or insanitary conditions.
Former Usages
General Usage: Maori
Specific Usage: Pā
Themes
Of Significance to Maori
Archaeological Site (HPA 1980)
Former Usages
General Usage: Maori
Specific Usage: Pā
Themes
Of Significance to Maori
Archaeological Site (HPA 1980)
Location
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