Māori initially settled in Rotorua in the 14th century, and a thriving pā was founded at Ohinemutu with the people that would become Ngāti Whakaue. The city grew to become closely linked to conflict through the Musket Wars of your 1820s. Ohinemutu was invaded by a Ngāpuhi-led coalition in 1823, commanded by Hongi Hika and Pōmare I. while in th… Read More