Pukehinahina Charitable Trust commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gate Pa.

1. Pukehinahina Charitable Trust

2. 150th Commemoration
Battle of Gate Pa

3. Planned Programme of Events
2013 - 2014
 October 2013 – Poetry
 February 2014 - Essays for Secondary Students
 February 2014 – Speeches for Secondary Students
 Readings from Battle at the Gate for primary schools
 March 2014 – Guided tours brochure produced for
heritage sites

4. Planned Programme of events
March 2014
 March 2014 Exhibition of photographs and drawings at
St George’s Church Gate Pa opens
 Models of Gate Pa and Te Papa go on display at
Tauranga Airport and The Elms
 Tauranga Art Gallery exhibition of the drawings of
Horatio Gordon Robley 68th Regt
 Armstrong cannon @ Westpac Devonport Road plus
illustrations from Battle at the Gate

5. Planned programme of events
April 2014
 Pukehinahina kapa haka performances begin
 Gate Pa public lecture series - Lt Col Cliff Simons
 Breakfast at Te Papa – contemporary dance
 Drama: The Gate Pa monologues
 NZ String Quartet – music of the time
 Concert – songs of the time
 Navy Arrives – public visits to ship

6. The Navy Cross at the Mission
Cemetery - 1964

7. 25 April - Anzac Day

8. Planned programme of events
April 2014
 26 April Unveiling of plaques at other historic sites –
Durham, Judea and Artillery Battery site
 26 April Firing of the guns – Armstrong cannons and
Coehorn mortars – Tauranga Domain – 3 salutes

9. Coehorn Mortars in action

10. Armstrong 6-pounder cannon

11. New Zealand Army Band
26 April 2014 concert

12. 28 April 2014
Commemorative Dinner

13. 28 April 2014
Visitors Powhiri – Huria Marae

14. 29 April 2014
Dawn blessing ceremony for Gate
Pa pou whenua

15. 29 April 2014
9am Morning service at Mission
Cemetery – wreath laying

16. 29 April - Noon – NZ Army band
Lunchtime Concert - Greerton

17. 29 April @ 3.30pm – March up
Cameron Road

18. 29 April @ 4pm
Massed iwi – Wero and haka

19. Ecumenical Service

20. 30 April – Afternoon tea with the
Governor General – The Elms

21. 21 June 2014
Battle of Te Ranga
Commemoration

22. Gate Pa Reserve – concept plan

23. Te Ranga Concept Plan

24. If he thirst give him drink...