Torotoro was a Moriori resident of Kaingaroa in the Chatham Islands who was killed in a skirmish with Lieutenant Broughton's men of HMS Chatham (for which the island group was subsequently named for) over a dispute concerning his fishing gear on 29 November 1791.[1] A memorial to Torotoro is above the beach at Kaingaroa.
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Plaque at the Torotoro Memorial -
Torotoro Memorial -
Kaingaroa Beach - below the Torotoro Memorial
References
edit- ^ Richards, Rhys (1 May 2015). "Chatham Islands - From first settlement to 1860". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.