Ngātapa
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Ngātapa is a rural community in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island.[1]
In late 1868 and early 1869 between 86 and 128 followers of Te Kooti were executed on nearby Ngātapa hill after the siege of Ngatapa.[2] The Waitangi Tribunal described the siege as "one of the worst abuses of law and human rights in New Zealand’s colonial history".[3] The 150th anniversary was commemorated in Ngatapa in January 2019.[4]