Alexandra Redoubt

Alexandra Redoubt is a fortification of the New Zealand Wars, located at Tuakau, New Zealand. Overlooking the Waikato River, it was built to protect the British supply routes during the Invasion of the Waikato.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: military redoubt near Pirongia, New Zealand
Also known as: “Alexandra Redoubt, Tuakau” and “Armed Constabulary Redoubt”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pirongia and Te Rore.

Pirongia

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Pirongia' is a little village about 30 minutes drive south of Hamilton, in southern Waikato, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the base of Mount Pirongia. There is a little info centre in town that will give you hiking info and where to go.

Te Rore

Locality

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Te Rore was in the 1850s an important transhipment point on New Zealand's Waipā River, between the agriculture of the Waikato basin and its Auckland market. Te Rore is situated 6 km north of Alexandra Redoubt.

Paterangi

Hamlet

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Paterangi is a settlement in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located 10 km northwest of Te Awamutu. It is close to the site of one of the most strongly fortified pā built during the New Zealand wars of the late 19th century. Paterangi is situated 6 km northeast of Alexandra Redoubt.