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 | | Taurua was an observer at the battle at Te Ngaio, between Patea and Kakaramea, on 13 March in which Ngati Hine, Pakakohe and Nga Rauru were decimated. |
 | | While being held at Patea he was escorted by soldiers to Whakamara where he brought in a number of men and their families. |
 | | He and his wife, Hinepounamu, held shares in the Patea Steam Shipping Company, and at the welcome for their new steamer Patea in February 1879 he spoke of the exploits of his ancestor, Turi, and of the Aotea canoe, which, he said, would be remembered long after the iron ship was forgotten. |
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